An angry man is full of poison.

The Master said, At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I had planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities. At fifty, I knew what were the biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with docile ear. At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of righ.

The person of benevolence never worries.

The superior man is universally minded and no partisan. The inferior man is a partisan and not universal.

It is goodness that gives to a neighborhood its beauty. One who is free to choose, yet does not prefer to dwell among the good - how can he be accorded the name of wise?

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

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.