“The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.”

“Humankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.”

“At fifteen my mind was directed to study, and at thirty I knew where to stand.”

“The man of wisdom is never of two minds;the man of benevolence never worries;the man of courage is never afraid.”

“Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in the Arts.”

“People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.”

“The demands that good people make are upon themselves;Those that bad people make are upon others.”