"Be strict with yourself but least reproachful..." - Quote by Confucius

“The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.”

“Reviewing the day's lessons. Isn't it joyful? Friends come from far. Isn't it delightful? One has never been angry at other's misunderstanding. Isn't he a respectable man?”

“The Superior Man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing.”

“In the morning, when you are sluggish about getting up, let this thought be present: 'I am rising to a man's work.'”

“Physically you are a human being, but mentally you are incomplete. Given that we have this physical human form, we must safeguard our mental capacity for judgment. For that, we cannot take out insurance; the insurance company is within: self-discipline, self-awareness, and a clear realization of the disadvantages of anger and the positive effects of kindness.”

“The more a person limits himself, the more resourceful he becomes.”

“Wise people prefer to benefit from constructive criticism rather than be ruined by false praise”

“The leadership of the American Legion has not had a constructive thought for the benefit of this country since 1918.”

“Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had merely been detected.”