What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.

Look for an occupation that you like, and you will not need to labor for a single day in your life.

If you know, say you know. If you don't know, say you don't know.

Reading without thinking will confuse you.Thinking without reading will place you in danger.

The Master said, "To study, and then in a timely fashion to practice what you have learned - is this not satisfying? To have companions arrive from afar - is this not a joy? To remain unrecognized by others and yet remain free of resentment - is this not the mark of the gentleman?"

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.

Those who do not study are only cattle dressed up in men's clothes.