He who denies his own vanity usually possesses it in so brutal a form that he instinctively shuts his eyes to avoid the necessity of despising himself.

To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.

Here the ways of men divide. If you wish to strive for peace of soul and happiness, then believe; if you wish to be a disciple of truth, then inquire.

Deep is the well of truth and long does it take to know what has fallen into its depths.

Original minds are not distinguished by being the first to see a new thing, but instead by seeing the old, familiar thing that is over-looked as something new.

Pity is extolled as the virtue of prostitutes.

Some die too young, some die too old; the precept sounds strange, but die at the right age.