The person of benevolence never worries.

The superior person is in harmony, but does not follow the crowd. The lesser person follows the crowd, but is not in harmony.

The man of noble mind seeks to achieve the good in others and not their evil. The little-minded man is the reverse of this.

The man who in view of gain thinks of righteousness; who in the view of danger is prepared to give up his life; and who does not forget an old agreement however far back it extends - such a man may be reckoned a complete man.

If a superior man abandon virtue, how can he fulfil the requirements of that name?

Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.

If a man is not good, what has he to do with the rules of propriety? If he is not good, what has he to do with music?