The rich fool is like a pig that is choked by its own fat.

I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it.

Every house guest brings you happiness. Some when they arrive, and some when they are leaving

That a man lives is because he is straight. That a man who dupes others survives is because he has been fortunate enough to be spared.

A gentleman considers justice to be essential in everything. He practices it according to the principles of propriety. He brings it forth in modesty and faithfully completes it. This is indeed a gentleman.

I have never seen one who really loves goodness or one who really hates wickedness. One who really loves goodness will not place anything above it. One who really hates wickedness will practice goodness in such a way that wickedness will have no chance to get at him. Is there anyone who has devoted his whole strength to doing good for even as long as a single day? I have not seen anyone give up such an attempt because he had not the strength to go on. Perhaps there is such a case, but I have never seen it.

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