Let mourning stop when one's grief is fully expressed.

The Master was entirely free from four things: prejudice, foregone conclusions, obstinacy, and egoism.

Those who know the TRUTH are not equal to those who love it.

The young should be dutiful at home, modest abroad, careful and true, overflowing in kindness for all, but in brotherhood with love. And if they have strength to spare they should spend it on the arts.

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.

A superior man may be made to go to the well, but he cannot be made to go down into it. He may be imposed upon, but he cannot be fooled.

The gentleman sees what is right while the small man sees what is profitable.