To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.

There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth ... lust. When he is strong ... quarrelsomeness. When he is old ... covetousness.

If language is not rectified, words do not correspond to meaning, and if words do not correspond to meaning, our deeds cannot be accomplished.

When the multitude detests a man, inquiry is necessary; when the multitude likes a man, inquiry is equally necessary.

I live in a very small house, but my windows look out on a very large world.

Gentlemen should not waste their time on trivial games -- they should play go[3]