Being strong does not mean that you never fall down, but that whenever you fall, you get up again.

Be loyal and trustworthy. Do not befriend anyone who is lower than yourself in this regard.

Possessed of courage but devoid of morality, a superior man will make trouble while a small man will be a brigand.

To study and at times practice what one has learned, is this not a pleasure?

Those who cannot forgive others break the bridge over which they themselves must pass.

Heaven, in the production of things, is sure to be bountiful to them, according to their qualities. Hence the tree that is flourishing, it nourishes, while that which is ready to fall, it overthrows.

Guide them by edicts, keep them in line with punishments, and the common people will stay out of trouble but will have no sense of shame. Guide them by virtue, keep them in line with the rites, and they will, besides having a sense of shame, reform themselves.