"When a man's desires are few, his mind is at ease. When his desires are many, his mind is troubled."

"If a man does not learn, he will not know the Way."

"The gentleman esteems those qualities in himself that others cannot equal, but he does not expect others to equal those qualities in him."

"The gentleman is not a tool."

"The nature of man is like a warped piece of wood—it must be steamed and bent before it can be made straight."