A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.

If Language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant. If what is said is not what is meant, then what ought to be done, remains undone.

Excess and deficiency are equally at fault.

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.

Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas.

Happiness does not consist in having what you want, but in wanting what you have

A youth is to be regarded with respect.