"To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?"
"Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself."
"Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life."
"Wherever you go, go with all your heart."
"It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs."
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."