A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.
Keep it simple and focus on what matters. Don't let yourself be overwhelmed.
A gentleman considers what is right; the vulgar consider what will pay.
Things that are done, it is needless to speak about...things that are past, it is needless to blame.
Happiness is not at the top of the mountain, but in how to climb.
The way of the superior man may be compared to what takes place in traveling, when to go to a distance we must first traverse the space that is near, and in ascending a height, when we must begin from the lower ground.