He who needs only coarse food, water and drink, and as pillow his folded arms will find happiness without further search.

True wisdom is knowing what you don't know

The master said, 'Quietly to store up knowledge in my mind, to learn without flagging, to teach without growing weary, these present me with no difficulties.'

Listen widely to remove your doubts and be careful when speaking about the rest and your mistakes will be few.

Let every man consider virtue as what devolves on himself. He may not yield the performance of it even to his teacher.

The superior person is calm and composed; the lesser person is continuously worried and distressed.

If a superior man abandon virtue, how can he fulfil the requirements of that name?