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

The gentleman holds justice to be of highest importance. If a gentleman has courage but neglects justice, he becomes insurgent. If an inferior man has courage but neglects justice, he becomes a thief.

First there must be order and harmony within your own mind.

Heaven begat Virtue in me; what can man do unto me?

Straight-forwardness, without the rules of propriety, becomes rudeness.

Heaven gives long life to the just and the intelligent.

To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being proud is easy.