What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others ...
We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression ...
The object of the superior man is truth ...
The cautious seldom err ...
The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue ...
Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes ...
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it ...
When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself ...
Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire ...
The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later ...
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools ...
No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance ...
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men ...
If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people ..
