Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.

Change

To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.

Complaints and Complaining

It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.

Diligence

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

Failure

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Family

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

Fathers

The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.

Faults

When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.

Growth

The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.

Inaction

Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.

Knowledge

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

Learning

Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.

Mistakes

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

Perception

To see what is right, and not do it, is want of courage, or of principle.

Prosperity

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

Right and Rightness

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

Self-talk

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

Sincerity

Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.

Superiority

The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.

Vice

Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.

Wickedness

To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.

Words

Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.

Worry

Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.