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

Humankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.

The superior man is universally minded and no partisan. The inferior man is a partisan and not universal.

A superior man may be made to go to the well, but he cannot be made to go down into it. He may be imposed upon, but he cannot be fooled.

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

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

To take what you know for what you know, and what you do not know for what you do not know, that is knowledge indeed.