When words lose their meaning, people lose their liberty.
Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.
Don't do unto others what you don't want others to do unto you.
When you see a good man, think of emulating him; when you see a bad man, examine your own heart.
A man without a mustache is a man without a soul.
Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue.