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

There is good government when those who are near are made happy, and when those who are afar are attracted.

Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety.

The administration of government lies in getting proper men. Such men are to be got by means of the ruler's own character. That character is to be cultivated by his treading in the ways of duty. And the treading those ways of duty is to be cultivated by the cherishing of benevolence.

Worry not that no one knows you; seek to be worth knowing.

Faithfulness and sincerity are the highest things.

A superior man is one who is free from fear and anxieties