If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.

A knight whose heart is set upon the Way, but who is ashamed of wearing shabby clothes and eating coarse food, is not worth calling into counsel.

The real fault is to have faults and not amend them.

Be loyal to yourself, charitable to neighbours, nothing more.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

In antiquity men studied for their own sake; nowadays men study for the sake of impressing others.

If you don't know how to serve men, why worry about serving the gods?