With a heavy load and a long journey

Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar.

A man who reviews the old so as to find out the new is qualified to teach others.

The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.

Charity is that rational and constant affection which makes us sacrifice ourselves to the human race, as if we were united with it, so as to form one individual, partaking equally in its adversity and prosperity.

The gentleman sees what is right while the small man sees what is profitable.

There is a growing interest in Confucianism in China and other parts of the world. More and more followers of Confucianism are advocating a deeper study of his philosophies. Confucius' ideals stand true even today. His philosophy on how to be a Junzi or the perfect gentleman is based on the simple ideology of love and tolerance.