The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?

The way of the superior man may be compared to what takes place in traveling, when to go to a distance we must first traverse the space that is near, and in ascending a height, when we must begin from the lower ground.

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.

We should not be too familiar with the lower orders or with women.

A superior man is one who is free from fear and anxieties

To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge. When you say something, say what you know. When you don't know something, say you don't know. That is knowledge.

Just as lavishness leads easily to presumption, so does frugality to meanness. But meanness is a far less serious fault than presumption.