Only after Winter comes do we know that the pine and the cypress are the last to fade.

One who has accumulated virtue will certainly also possess eloquence; but he who has eloquence doe not necessarily possess virtue.

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger... Men of superior mind busy themselves first getting at the root of things; when they succeed, the right course is open to them.

To know and not do, is to not yet know.

When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.