Thus, that one can find no place to walk through the breadth of the earth is not because the earth is not tranquil but because the danger to every step of the traveler lies generally with words.

I once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance, but I found that I could see much farther by climbing to a high place.

There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men.

Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same.