The Noble-minded Are Calm And

In A Country Well Governed, Poverty Is Something To Be Ashamed Of. In A Country Badly Governed, Wealth Is Something To Be Ashamed Of.

Wealth And Rank Are What Men Desire, But Unless They Be Obtained In The Right Way They May Not Be Possessed. Poverty And Obscurity Are What Men Detest; But Unless Prosperity Be Brought About In The Right Way, They Are Not To Be Abandoned.

In Antiquity Men Studied For Their Own Sake; Nowadays Men Study For The Sake Of Impressing Others.

A Lack Of Patience In Trifling Matters Might Lead To The Disruption Of Great Project.

To Know That One Knows What One Knows, And To Know That One Doesn't Know What One Doesn't Know, There Lies True Wisdom.