Reading without thinking will confuse you.Thinking without reading will place you in danger.

A lack of patience in trifling matters might lead to the disruption of great project.

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

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

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.

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.

When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not far from the path.