"Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire"
"Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven"
"The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large"
"The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue"
"The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them"
"The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools"
"The cautious seldom err"
"The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most"
"Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure"
"Study the past, if you would divine the future"
"It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them"
"It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get"
"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop"
"If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?"
"If we don't know life, how can we know death?"
"If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself"
