Do not use a cannon to kill a mosquito.

It is better to play than do nothing.

A good man is not mine to see. Could I see a man possessed of constancy, that would satisfy me.

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.

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.

He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being the object of resentment.

A good man will certainly also possess courage; but a brave man is not necessarily good.