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

Do not answer the person whose questions are vile. Do not question a person whose answers are vile.

When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is diligent in his work and careful in speech. He avails himself to people of the Tao and thereby corrects himself. This is the kind of person of whom you can say, "he loves learning."

The proper man understands equity, the small man profits.

A man living without conflicts, as if he never lives at all.

We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves

Don't worry if people don't recognize your merits; worry that you may not recognize theirs.