The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him.

Do not unto another that you would hot have him do unto you. Thou needest this law alone. It is the foundation of all the rest.

He who chases two rabbits, catches none.

When a man comes to me, I accept him at his best, not at his worst. Why make so much ado? When a man washes his hands before paying a visit, and you receive him in that clean state, you do not thereby stand surety for his always having been clean in the past.

I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a man's words I go on to observe his deeds.

For benefits return benefits; for injuries return justice without any admixture of revenge.

True knowledge is when one knows the limitations of one's knowledge.