He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker.

Guide them by edicts, keep them in line with punishments, and the common people will stay out of trouble but will have no sense of shame. Guide them by virtue, keep them in line with the rites, and they will, besides having a sense of shame, reform themselves.

If you yourself desire establishment, then help others to get establishment; if you yourself want success, then help others to attain success.

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

The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.

If I am building a mountain and stop before the last basketful of earth is placed on the summit, I have failed.

If you did not do so for the sake of riches,You must have done so for the sake of novelty.