All people are the same; only their habits differ.

The contrived language and the flattering attitude rarely come with the virtue.

The Way is not for, but from, man; if we take the Way as something superhuman, beyond man, this is not the real Way.

Know what you know and know that you don't know what you don't know — that is the characteristic of one who knows.

In the Book of Poetry there are three hundred poems, but the meaning of all of them may be put in a single sentence: Have no debasing thoughts.

How transcendent is the virtue of the middle conduct! Rare for a long time has been its practice among the people.

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.