The Master said, "Wealth and honor are things that all people desire, and yet unless they are acquired in the proper way I will not abide them. Poverty and disgrace are things that all people hate, and yet unless they are avoided in the proper way I will not despise them. If the gentleman abandons ren, how can he be worthy of that name? The gentleman does not violate ren even for the amount of time required to eat a meal. Even in times of urgency or distress, he does not depart from it."

Surely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto others that you would not have them do unto you.

A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.

A gentleman does not promote a man on account of what he says; nor does he reject sayings, because the speaker is what he is.

A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child.

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

There is one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life -reciprocity.