"I will not be afflicted that men do not know me; I will be afflicted that I do not know men."

"The superior man is dignified, but not contentious; social, but not clannish."

"When the self is cultivated, the family will be in harmony. When the family is in harmony, the state will be well-governed. When the state is well-governed, the world will know peace."

"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."

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