"What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others."

"The gentleman is at ease without being proud; the small man is proud without being at ease."

"The Master said, 'The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him.'"

"I transmit but do not innovate; I am truthful in what I say and devoted to antiquity."

"If the mechanic wishes to do his work well, he must first sharpen his tools."