Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger... Men of superior mind busy themselves first getting at the root of things; when they succeed, the right course is open to them.

It is better to live in peace than in bitterness and strife

To know is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.

It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.

If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?

If an urn lacks the characteristics of an urn, how can we call it an urn?