"The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they shall be sincere, nor of his actions that they shall be resolute; he simply speaks and acts as he finds it right."

"The disease of men is this: that they neglect their own field, and go to cultivate the fields of others."

"The wise man delights in water; the benevolent man delights in mountains."

"If a man does not love his parents, he is not a man. If he does not respect his elders, he is not a man."

"The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come."