The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
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The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration.
With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow – I have still joy in the midst of these things. Riches and honors acquired by unrighteousness are to me as a floating cloud.
Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry. Worry never fixes anything.
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.
Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.