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

Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.

The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.

When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is diligent in his work and careful in speech. He avails himself to people of the Tao and thereby corrects himself. This is the kind of person of whom you can say, "he loves learning."

He who remembers from day to day what he has yet to learn, and from month to month what he has learned already, may be said to have a love of learning.

To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.