He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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.
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.