Settle one difficulty, and you keep a hundred away.

One who has accumulated virtue will certainly also possess eloquence; but he who has eloquence doe not necessarily possess virtue.

A man should practice what he preaches, but a man should also preach what he practices.

Wouldst thou know if a people be well governed, or if its laws be good or bad, examine the music it practices.

Don't worry about being acknowledged by others; worry about failing to acknowledge them.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

The Master said, "Wealth and honor are things that all people desire, and yet unless they are acquired in the proper way I will not abide them. Poverty and disgrace are things that all people hate, and yet unless they are avoided in the proper way I will not despise them. If the gentleman abandons ren, how can he be worthy of that name? The gentleman does not violate ren even for the amount of time required to eat a meal. Even in times of urgency or distress, he does not depart from it."