The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.

We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.