As in the case of making a mound, if, before the very last basketful, I stop, then I shall have stopped. As in the case of leveling the ground, if, though tipping only one basketful, I am going forward, then I shall be making progress.
A man living without conflicts, as if he never lives at all.
Don't do unto others what you don't want others to do unto you.
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
You can cheat an honest man but not make a fool out of him.
Of neighborhoods, benevolence is the most beautiful. How can the man be considered wise who when he had the choice does not settle in benevolence.