Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.

I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a man's words I go on to observe his deeds.

If a superior man abandon virtue, how can he fulfil the requirements of that name?

He who is harmony with Nature hits the mark without effort and apprehends the truth without thinking.

No lake so still but it has its wave. No circle so perfect but that it has its blur. I would change things for you if I could; As I can't you must take them as they are.

Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?

A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.