Which demands a lot of himself and some others, will be free from hatred.

Justice is like the north star, which is fixed, and all the rest revolve about it.

Excess and deficiency are equally at fault.

At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of right.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

The way of Heaven and Earth may be completely declared in one sentence: They are without any doubleness, and so they produce things in a manner that is unfathomable.

We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves