Confucius — "The gentleman is at ease without being proud; the small man is proud without bei…"

"The gentleman is easy to serve but difficult to please. He who tries to please him in the wrong way will not be pleased. He uses men according to their abilities. The petty man is difficult to serve a…"

"The superior man is universally benevolent, but not clannish."

"The Master said, 'If a man is able to govern his country with the rules of propriety, what difficulty will he have? If he cannot govern his country with the rules of propriety, what has he to do with …"

"The superior man does not even for the space of a single meal act contrary to virtue. In moments of haste, he cleaves to it. In seasons of danger, he cleaves to it."

"To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge."