Not to alter one's faults is to be faulty indeed.

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.

The higher type of man clings to virtue, the lower type of man clings to material comfort. The higher type of man cherishes justice, the lower type of man cherishes the hope of favors to be received.

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.

Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous.

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

When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again.