A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?

A man of humanity is one who, in seeking to establish himself, finds a foothold for others and who, in desiring attaining himself, helps others to attain.

In old days men studied for the sake of self-improvement; nowadays men study in order to impress other people.

The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.

The Three Armies can be deprived of their commanding officer, but even a common man cannot be deprived of his purpose.

The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.

I transmit but do not create. I place my trust in the teachings of antiquity.