In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
The superior man is universally minded and no partisan. The inferior man is a partisan and not universal.
A scholar who loves comfort is not fit to be called a scholar.
To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.
Great as heaven and earth are, men still find some things in them with which to be dissatisfied. Thus it is that, were the superior man to speak of his way in all its greatness, nothing in the world would be found able to embrace it, and were he to speak of it in its minuteness, nothing in the world would be found able to split it.
To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.
Big head, target for enemy; big heart, target for friend.
A Nation's character is typified by its dancers.
Love others as you would love yourself, judge others as you would judge yourself, cherish others as you would cherish yourself. When you wish for others as you wish for yourself and when you protect others as you would protect yourself, that's when you can say it's true love.
He who is really kind, can never be unhappy
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
He who merely knows right principles is not equal to him who loves them.
We can know a person by observing his behaviour, understanding the reasons for his actions and ascertaining his intentions. If we do this, how can we not know him?
Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.
Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known.
Rather than caring about whether or not you are known, strive to be worth knowing.
A man who has committed a mistake and does not correct it is committing another mistake.
The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities.
Be in harmony, yet be different.
A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.
The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
To give oneself ernestly to securing righteousness and justice among the people, and while respecting the gods and demons, to keep aloof from them, that may be called wisdom.
A ruthless man extends his ruthlessness from those he does not love to those he loves.
Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
When young, beware of fighting; when strong, beware of sex; and when old, beware of possession.
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