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

"Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar."

"The superior man is slow in speech but quick in action."

"The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease."

"I transmit but do not innovate; I am truthful in what I say and devoted to antiquity."