"A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in
his actions."
Heaven means to be one with God..
"He who wishes to secure the good of others has already
secured his own."
"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."
"Of neighborhoods, benevolence is the most beautiful. How can the man be considered wise who when he had the choice does not settle in benevolence."
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall."
"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."
"Study the past, if you would divine the future."
"The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development."
"The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common
man thinks of comfort."
"Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it."
"To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness."
"Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will
have neighbors."
"What you do not want others to do to you, do not do to others."
"When you are laboring for others let it be with the same
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
"To put the world in right order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first
