“I followed my heart without breaking any rules.”

“At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I had planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities. At fifty, I knew what were the biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with docile ear. At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of right.”

“Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established”

“The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.”

“Those who cannot forgive others break the bridge over which they themselves must pass.”

“A man without a mustache is a man without a soul.”

“A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard.”