Wisdom, Humanity & Courage, These Three Are

Study The Past If You Would Define The Future. I Am Not One Who Was Born In The Possession Of Knowledge; I Am One Who Is Fond Of Antiquity, And Earnest In Seeking It There. Learning Without Thought Is Labor Lost; Thought Without Learning Is Perilous.

If One Is Guided By Profit In One's Actions, One Will Incur Much Ill Will.

With Coarse Rice To Eat, With Water To Drink, And My Bent Arm For A Pillow - I Have Still Joy In The Midst Of All These Things.

Only One Who Bursts With Enthusiasm Do I Instruct; Only One Who Bubbles With Excitement Do I Enlighten. If I Hold Up One Corner And You Do Not Come Back To Me With The Other Three, I Do Not Continue The Lesson.

We Should Not Be Too Familiar With The Lower Orders Or With Women.