By the ruler's cultivation of his own character there is set up the example of the course which all should pursue.

How abundantly do spiritual beings display the powers that belong to them! We look for them, but do not see them; we listen to, but do not hear them; yet they enter into all things, and there is nothing without them.

Who expects to be able to go out of a house except by the door? How is it then that no one follows this Way of ours?

Don't be concerned about others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.

The gentleman holds justice to be of highest importance. If a gentleman has courage but neglects justice, he becomes insurgent. If an inferior man has courage but neglects justice, he becomes a thief.

When words lose their meaning, people lose their liberty.

Those who break down the dikes will themselves be drowned in the inundation.