Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than... - Confucius

"The man of wisdom is never of two minds;the man of benevolence never worries;the man of courage is never afraid."

"Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?"

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."

"Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods."

"You cannot open a book without learning something."