Happiness does not consist in having what you want, but in wanting what you have

Watch their actions, observe their motives, examine wherein they dwell content; won't you know what kind of person they are?

There are three marks of a superior man: being virtuous, he is free from anxiety; being wise, he is free from perplexity; being brave, he is free from fear.

If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything.

A true gentleman makes demands upon himself but not upon others.

To understand yourself is the key to wisdom.

Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws.