"The Master said, 'He who is not concerned about the distant future will find trouble right at hand.'"

"The gentleman is at ease without being proud; the small man is proud without being at ease."

"The superior man is satisfied and composed; the inferior man is always full of distress."

"Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles."

"I will not be afflicted that men do not know me; I will be afflicted that I do not know men."