Be faithful and true of word; let thy walk be plain and lowly: thou wilt get on, though in savage land. If thy words be not faithful and true, thy walk plain and lowly, wilt thou get on, though in thine own home? Standing, see these words ranged before thee; driving, see them written upon the yoke. Then thou wilt get on.

Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly.

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

As in the case of making a mound, if, before the very last basketful, I stop, then I shall have stopped. As in the case of leveling the ground, if, though tipping only one basketful, I am going forward, then I shall be making progress.

When nature exceeds culture, we have the rustic. When culture exceeds nature, we have the pedant.

Things have their roots and branches. Affairs have their beginnings and their ends. To know what is first and what is last will lead one near the Way.

Do not answer the person whose questions are vile. Do not question a person whose answers are vile.