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.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

To learn and from time to time to apply what one has learned - isn't that a pleasure?

I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a man's words I go on to observe his deeds.

When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.

To be fond of learning is to draw close to wisdom. To practice with vigor is to draw close to benevolence. To know the sense of shame is to draw close to courage. He who knows these three things knows how to cultivate his own character. Knowing how to cultivate his own character, he knows how to govern other men. Knowing how to govern other men, he knows how to govern the world, its states, and its families.

If proper in their own conduct, what difficulty would they have in governing? But if not able to be proper in their own conduct, how can they demand such conduct from others?