One who can move mountains start with the little stones.

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

Rather than caring about whether or not you are known, strive to be worth knowing.

He is the truly courageous man who never desponds.

A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.

Silence is the true friend that never betrays.

If names are not correct, then language is not in accord with the truth of things. If language is not in accord with the truth of things, then affairs cannot be carried out successfully.