As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances.
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
A scholar who loves comfort is not fit to be called a scholar.
Study the past, if you would divine the future.