Those who are firm, enduring, simple and unpretentious are the nearest to virtue.

A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?

Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.

It is the obligation of the ruler to continually renew himself in order to renew the people by his example.

In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he turns round and seeks for the cause of his failure in himself.

We can know a person by observing his behaviour, understanding the reasons for his actions and ascertaining his intentions. If we do this, how can we not know him?

Stars are holes in the sky from which the light of the infinite shines.