A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong

The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.

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

Water indeed will flow indifferently to the east or west, but will it flow indifferently up or down? The tendency of our nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downwards. There are none but have this tendency to good, just as all water flows downward.

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

Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.

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