Every piece of marble has a statue in it waiting to be released by a person of sufficient skill to chip away the unnecessary parts. Just as the sculptor is to the marble, so is education to the soul. It releases it. For only educated people are free people. You cannot create a statue by smashing the marble with a hammer, and you cannot by the force of arms release the spirit or the soul of people.

Who heeds not the future will find sorrow at hand

The man of noble mind seeks to achieve the good in others and not their evil. The little-minded man is the reverse of this.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.

Never hesitate to ask a lesser person.

The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.