Listen to a man's words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?

Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.

All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.

When I say that all men have the mind which cannot bear to see the suffering of others, my meaning is illustrated this way: when two men suddenly see a child about to fall into a well, they all have a feeling of alarm and distress, not to gain friendship with the child's parents, nor to seek the praise of their neighbors and friends. From such a case, we see that a man without the feeling of commiseration is not a man. The feeling of commiseration is the beginning of humanity.

He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.

The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.

A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.