In a hamlet of ten households, there are bound to be those who are my equal in doing their best for others and in being trustworthy in what they say, but they are unlikely to be as eager to learn as I am.

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

Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

The end of the day is near when small men make long shadows.

To know it is not as good as to love it, and to love it is not as good as to take delight in it.

A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.