The man of upright life is obeyed before he speaks.

Of course you want to be rich and famous. It's natural. Wealth and fame are what every man desires. The question is: What are you willing to trade for it?

Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.

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

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

The superior man, extensively studying all learning, and keeping himself under the restraint of the rules of propriety, may thus likewise not overstep what is right.

To find the Tao, there is nowhere you need to search. If it is not inside you, it is not the Tao.