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

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!

The Master said, If out of the three hundred songs I had to take one phrase to cover all my teachings, I would say 'Let there be no evil in your thoughts.'

Surely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto others that you would not have them do unto you.

Between friends, frequent reproofs make the friendship distant.

Without goodness a man cannot endure adversity for long, nor can he enjoy prosperity for long. The good man is naturally at ease with goodness. The wise man cultivates goodness for its advantage.

The Master said, “A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing or modest meals is not even worth conversing with.” (Analects 4.9)