To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.

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.

Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence

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

When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.

The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.

The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.