At fifteen my mind was directed to study, and at thirty I knew where to stand.

Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned? Isn't it also great when friends visit from distant places? If one remains not annoyed when he is not understood by people around him, isn't he a sage?

When nature exceeds culture, we have the rustic. When culture exceeds nature, we have the pedant.

Base yourself in loyalty and trust. Don't be companion with those who are not your moral equal. When you make a mistake, don't hesitate to correct it.

Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known.

The Master was entirely free from four things: prejudice, foregone conclusions, obstinacy, and egoism.

To be truly happy and contented, you must let go of what it means to be happy or content.