“If you did not do so for the sake of riches,You must have done so for the sake of novelty.”

“No lake so still but it has its wave.No circle so perfect but that it has its blur.I would change things for you if I could; As I can't you must take them as they are.”

“If there were an honorable way to get rich, I’d do it, even if it meant being a stooge standing around with a whip. But there isn’t an honorable way, so I just do what I like.”

“Don't do unto others what you don't want done unto you.”

“Tsze-Kung asked, “Is there one word with which to act in accordance throughout a lifetime?” The Master said, “Is not reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.”

“When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.”

“When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.”