To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children.

When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is diligent in his work and careful in speech. He avails himself to people of the Tao and thereby corrects himself. This is the kind of person of whom you can say, "he loves learning."

A man without persistence will never make a good shaman or a good physician.

When strict with oneself, one rarely fails.