Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.

The cautious seldom err.

The Way is not for, but from, man; if we take the Way as something superhuman, beyond man, this is not the real Way.

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.

There is only one thing in life which never changes, and it is change.

Is any one able for one day to apply his strength to virtue? I have not seen the case in which his strength would be sufficient.

The virtuous man is driven by responsibility, the non-virtuous man is driven by profit.