Men's natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.

If you did not do so for the sake of riches,You must have done so for the sake of novelty.

The gentleman is calm and at ease. The gentleman is dignified but not proud; the small man is proud but not dignified.

If there were an honorable way to get rich, I’d do it, even if it meant being a stooge standing around with a whip. But there isn’t an honorable way, so I just do what I like.

A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?

Ask yourself constantly, "What is the right thing to do?" Behave toward everyone as if receiving a great guest.

Let the states of equilibrium and harmony exist in perfection, and a happy order will prevail throughout heaven and earth, and all things will be nourished and flourish.