The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this. In a position of wealth and honor, he does what is proper to a position of wealth and honor. In a poor and low position, he does what is proper to a poor and low position.

There is the love of knowing without the love of learning; the beclouding here leads to dissipation of mind.

Tea tempers the spirits and harmonizes the mind, dispels lassitude and relieves fatigue, awakens thought and prevents drowsiness, lightens or refreshes the body, and clears the perceptive faculties.

Study the past if you would define the future. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

The proper man understands equity, the small man profits.

The man of noble mind seeks to achieve the good in others and not their evil. The little-minded man is the reverse of this.

Teachers open the door ... you enter by yourself.