Big head, target for enemy; big heart, target for friend.

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

The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.

Respect the gods, but have as little to do with them as possible.

First and foremost, be faithful to your superiors, keep all promises, refuse the friendship of all who are not like you; and if you have made a mistake, do not be afraid of admitting the fact and amending your ways.

When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.

How great is the path proper to the Sage! Like overflowing water, it sends forth and nourishes all things, and rises up to the height of heaven. All-complete is its greatness! It embraces the three hundred rules of ceremony, and the three thousand rules of demeanor. It waits for the proper man, and then it is trodden. Hence it is said, 'Only by perfect virtue can the perfect path, in all its courses, be made a fact.'