First there must be order and harmony within your own mind. Then this order will spread to your family, then to the community, and finally to your entire kingdom. Only then can you have peace and harmony.

From the Son of Heaven down to the mass of the people, all must consider the cultivation of the person the root of everything besides.

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

Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.

While the gentleman cherishes benign rule, the small man cherishes his native land. While the gentleman cherishes a respect for the law, the small man cherishes generous treatment.

He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.

Happiness does not consist in having what you want, but in wanting what you have