Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.
An image is better than one thousand words
To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?
Cultivate the root; the leaves and branches will take care of themselves.
The man of noble mind seeks to achieve the good in others and not their evil. The little-minded man is the reverse of this.