He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.

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

The man of true greatness never loses his child's heart.

When the men of antiquity realized their wishes, benefits were conferred by them on the people. If they did not realize their wishes, they cultivated their personal character, and became illustrious in the world. If poor, they attended to their own virtue in solitude; if advanced to dignity, they made the whole empire virtuous as well.

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.

Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.

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.