He who cannot describe the problem will never find the solution to that problem.
A good man will certainly also possess courage; but a brave man is not necessarily good.
Let every man consider virtue as what devolves on himself. He may not yield the performance of it even to his teacher.
There is nothing impossible in all the world except that the heart of man is wanting in resolution.
Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.
When a nation or family is about to flourish, there are sure to be happy omens; and when it is about to perish, there are sure to be unlucky omens.