I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me;I will be concerned at my own want of ability.

There may be men who act without understanding why. I do not. To listen much, pick out the good and follow it; to see much and ponder it: this comes next to understanding.

The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.

Do not unto another that you would hot have him do unto you. Thou needest this law alone. It is the foundation of all the rest.

What Heaven has conferred is called The Nature; an accordance with this nature is called The Path of duty; the regulation of this path is called Instruction. The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path.

If either wealth or poverty are come by honesty, there is no shame.

The failure to cultivate virtue, the failure to examine and analyze what I have learned, the inability to move toward righteousness after being shown the way, the inability to correct my faults-these are the causes of my grief.