"He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good."

"It is only the benevolent man who is capable of liking or disliking other men."

"To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short."

"If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand."

"When anger rises, think of the consequences."

"The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions."

"What is not fully understood is not possessed."

"He alone is wise who can accommodate himself to all contingencies of life; but the fool contends, and struggling, like a swimmer, against the stream."

"A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty, until found effective."

"Character is forged in the smallest of struggles. Then, when the big challenges come, we鈥檙e ready."

"Anxiety is the rust of life, destroying its brightness and weakening its power. A childlike and abiding trust in Providence is its best preventive and remedy."

"The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance."