“Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.”

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.

Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.

Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.

Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.

The great person never loses a childlike spirit.

He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.

By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.

The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.

The amount of money we receive will always be in direct ratio to the demand for what we do; our ability to do it; and the difficulty in replacing us.

Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.

The ability to sell is the number one skill in business. If you cannot sell, don’t bother thinking about becoming a business owner.

The truth is that momentum, in the sense in which we are discussing, is a feeling, and if it’s a feeling, that means we have the ability to have it on our side at all times if we so choose.

Be grateful that the poor man is there, so that by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself.

Literature can train, and exercise, our ability to weep for those who are not us or ours.

Your ability to get along well with others will determine your happiness and success as much as any other factor.

With greater confidence in yourself and your abilities, you will set bigger goals, make bigger plans and commit yourself to achieving objectives that today you only dream about.