The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.
Of all that Heaven produces and nourishes, there is none so great as man.
Heaven begat Virtue in me; what can man do unto me?
Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.
There is one single thread binding my way together...the way of the Master consists in doing one's best...that is all.
If the gentleman is not serious, he will not be respected, and his learning will not be on a firm foundation. He considers loyalty and faithfulness to be fundamental, has no friends who are not like him, and when he has made mistakes, he is not afraid of correcting them.