I'd rather die for speaking out, than to live and be silent.

If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one's entire life, perhaps it would be 'thoughtfulness.

A blemish may be removed from a diamond by careful polishing, but evil words once spoken cannot be effaced.

When a nation or family is about to flourish, there are sure to be happy omens; and when it is about to perish, there are sure to be unlucky omens.

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

Knowing what's correct and not doing it, it's the worst cowardice.

The wise man admires water, the kind man admires mountains. The wise man moves, the kind man rests. The wise man is happy, the kind man is firm.