“The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.”

If the King loves music, it is well with the land.

He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.

The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.

The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual.

He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.

The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.

Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.

He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.

The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.

If you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good.

The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.

So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.

He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.

One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.

The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.

All things are complete within ourselves.

I believe that all roads lead to the same place – and that is wherever all roads lead to.

You have it in your power to make your days on Earth a path of flowers, instead of a path of thorns.

The man of character, sensitive to the meaning of what he is doing, will know how to discover the ethical paths in the maze of possible behavior.

How recklessly we turn from strangers and blindly back to lovers, to nothing.

I consider myself a pathfinder. I have been excavating the jungle and making the road for others to walk. I like to be the first in everything I do.

It’s never come easy for me. I don’t think my mind allows me to rest ever. I have, I think, a chip on my shoulder, and some deep scars that I don’t think were healed.

You’ll never get ahead by blaming your problems on other people.

What sinks carves path for what’s meant to rise – what is buried gives way to new life.