To know everything is to know nothing, but to know nothing is to know everything.

The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities.

If you lead the people with correctness, who will dare not be correct?

The gentleman has nine cares. In seeing he is careful to see clearly; in hearing he is careful to hear distinctly; in his looks he is careful to be kind, in his manner to be respectful, in his words to be sincere, in his work to be diligent. When in doubt he is careful to ask for information; when angry he has a care for the consequences; and when he sees a chance for gain, he thinks carefully whether the pursuits of it would be right.

Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.

A man without persistence will never make a good shaman or a good physician.

The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.