Women and people of low birth are very hard to deal with. If you are friendly to them, they get out of hand, and if you keep your distance, they resent it.

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

If a man has no humaneness what can his propriety be like? If a man has no humaneness what can his happiness be like?

When a nation or family is about to flourish, there are sure to be happy omens; and when it is about to perish, there are sure to be unlucky omens.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

All people are the same; only their habits differ.

The superior person is in harmony, but does not follow the crowd. The lesser person follows the crowd, but is not in harmony.