"Women and people of low birth are very hard to deal with. If you are friendly with them, they get out of hand, and if you keep your distance, they resent it."

"Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men."

"The Master said, 'The wise man delights in water, the benevolent man delights in mountains. The wise man is active; the benevolent man is tranquil. The wise man is joyful; the benevolent man is long-l…"

"The student of virtue has no time for idleness."

"If a man does not say to himself, 'What shall I think of this? What shall I think of this?' I can make nothing of him."