A man should demand much from himself, but little from others. When you meet a man of worth, think how you may attain to his excellence. When you meet an unworthy one, then look within and examine yourself.

If you devote your life to seeking revenge, first dig two graves.

Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in the Arts.

A gentleman is calm and spacious: the vulgar are always fretting.

The superior man... does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right. The superior man thinks of virtue, the common man of comfort.

Things that are done, it is needless to speak about...things that are past, it is needless to blame.

A man without a mustache is a man without a soul.