To find the Tao, there is nowhere you need to search. If it is not inside you, it is not the Tao.

A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?

The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.

The wise are free from perplexities; the virtuous from anxiety; and the bold from fear.

The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.

When you are laboring for others, let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.