"He who is not ashamed of being inferior, will never be superior."

"What is the difference between a man and a beast? Very little. The common man loses it; the superior man preserves it."

"When Heaven is about to confer a great office on any man, it first exercises his mind with suffering, and his sinews and bones with toil. It exposes his body to hunger, and subjects him to extreme pov…"

"Benevolence brings honour; cruelty, disgrace."

"The trees of the Ox Mountain were once beautiful. But when they were cut down day after day, how could they retain their beauty? And if their roots were nourished by the rain and dew, and new shoots s…"