Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.

So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.

Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men's minds are also injured by them.

Human nature is disposed to do good.

The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.

There is the work of great men and there is the work of little men. Therefore it is said, 'Some labor with their minds and some labor with their strength. Those who labor with their minds govern others; those who labor with their strength are governed by others.'1 Those who are governed by others support them; those who govern them are supported by them. This is a universal principle.

The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.