I saw some piglets suckling their dead mother. After a short while they shuddered and went away. They had sensed that she could no longer see them and that she wasn't like them any more. What they loved in their mother wasn't her body, but whatever it was that made her body live.

The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.

When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil in yourself, despise it as something detestable.

A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. If you are generous, you will gain everything.

The Master said, "To study, and then in a timely fashion to practice what you have learned - is this not satisfying? To have companions arrive from afar - is this not a joy? To remain unrecognized by others and yet remain free of resentment - is this not the mark of the gentleman?"

Look closely into his aims, observe the means by which he pursues them, discover what brings him content - and can the man's real worth remain hidden from you?

The virtuous man is driven by responsibility, the non-virtuous man is driven by profit.