From The Son Of Heaven Down To

Learn As Though You Would Never Be Able To Master It; Hold It As Though You Would Be In Fear Of Losing It.

Just As Lavishness Leads Easily To Presumption, So Does Frugality To Meanness. But Meanness Is A Far Less Serious Fault Than Presumption.

To Know Everything Is To Know Nothing, But To Know Nothing Is To Know Everything.

Friendship With The Upright, With The Truthful And With The Well Informed Is Beneficial. Friendship With Those Who Flatter, With Those Who Are Meek And Who Compromise With Principles, And With Those Who Talk Cleverly Is Harmful.

Without That Innate Sense Of Human Worth, A Man Cannot Long Endure Adversity, Nor Can He Long Enjoy Prosperity.