If a man is respectful he will not be treated with insolence. If he is tolerant he will win the multitude. If he is trustworthy in word his fellow men will entrust him with responsibility. If he is quick he will achieve results.

The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.

Study as if you have not reached your goal - hold it as if you were afraid of losing what you have.

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.

An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it.

The great mountain must collapse, the mighty beam must break and the wise man wither like a plant.

Charity is that rational and constant affection which makes us sacrifice ourselves to the human race, as if we were united with it, so as to form one individual, partaking equally in its adversity and prosperity.