The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
Cultivate the root; the leaves and branches will take care of themselves.
By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.
When you breathe, you inspire, and when you do not breathe, you expire.
To learn without thinking is labour in vain, to think without learning is desolation.
Let mourning stop when one's grief is fully expressed.