What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.
Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.
Only by perfect virtue can the perfect path, in all its courses, be made a fact.
If you know, say you know. If you don't know, say you don't know.
The gentleman sees what is right while the small man sees what is profitable.
If a man has no humaneness what can his propriety be like? If a man has no humaneness what can his happiness be like?