He who sling mud, lose ground.

There are three degrees of filial piety. The highest is being a credit to our parents, the second is not disgracing them; the lowest is being able simply to support them.

The Master said, The case is like that of someone raising a mound. If he stops working, the fact that it perhaps needed only one more basketful makes no difference; I stay where I am. Whereas even if he has not got beyond leveling the ground, but is still at work, the fact that he has only tilted one basketful of earth makes no difference. I go to help him.

The main object of conciliation lies in reaching a solution to a case based upon morals and with a warm heart.

Balance is the perfect state of still water. Let that be our model. It remains quiet within and is not disturbed on the surface.

If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.

To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge. When you say something, say what you know. When you don't know something, say you don't know. That is knowledge.