The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.
No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own.
A man who is averse to harming even the wind knows the sorrow of all living things.
Human dignity is independent of national borders. We must always defend the interests of the persecuted in other countries.
Hear with your ears, that which is the sovereign good. With a clear mind look upon the two sides, between which each man must choose for himself. Watchful beforehand that the great test may be accomplished in our favour.
I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.
