The tongue must be heavy indeed, because so few people can hold it

A blemish may be removed from a diamond by careful polishing, but evil words once spoken cannot be effaced.

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.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

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

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.

The superior man honors his virtuous nature, and maintains constant inquiry and study, seeking to carry it out to its breadth and greatness, so as to omit none of the more exquisite and minute points which it embraces, and to raise it to its greatest height and brilliancy.