The Master said, “What a worthy man was Yan Hui! Living in a narrow alley, subsisting upon meager bits of rice and water—other people could not have borne such hardship, and yet it never spoiled Hui’s joy. What a worthy man was Hui!”(Analects 6.11)

He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.

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

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?

One who never anticipates deceit or expects duplicity, and yet is the first to recognize such things – is that not a sage indeed?

Time flows away like the water in the river.

The Master said, “A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.”(Analects 2.11)

Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.