"To act without knowing why, and to follow without knowing whither, is the common way of men."

"The great man is he who can preserve the heart of a child."

"The difference between men and animals is slight. The common man loses it; the superior man preserves it."

"There are three things which are universally acknowledged to be honorable: nobility, age, and virtue."

"The Way is near, but people seek it far away. The task is easy, but people make it difficult."