Don't make to others what you don't want them to make to you.

Even if I could, I would not exahnge their virtues for my own. And that is why they are intent on learning from me.

There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth ... lust. When he is strong ... quarrelsomeness. When he is old ... covetousness.

I used to listen to what others said, and expect them to act accordingly. But nowadays, I listen to what they say, and then observe what they do.

Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others.

True wisdom is knowing what you don't know

When the wind blows,the grass bends.