"The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar."

"If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand."

"One who does not understand the Mandate of Heaven cannot be a gentleman."

"The Master said, 'A man may be able to recite the three hundred odes, but if, when entrusted with a governmental charge, he knows not how to act, or if, when sent to any quarter on a mission, he canno…"

"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."