If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything.

The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage.

Let our reason, and not our senses, be the rule of our conduct; for reason will teach us to think wisely, to speak prudently, and to behave worthily.

The superior man... does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right. The superior man thinks of virtue, the common man of comfort.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

If a man in the morning hear the right way, he may die in the evening without regret.

When admins have faults, they do not fear to ignore them