Without goodness a man cannot endure adversity for long, nor can he enjoy prosperity for long. The good man is naturally at ease with goodness. The wise man cultivates goodness for its advantage.

The superior man limits his achievements.

When you see a good man, think of emulating him; when you see a bad man, examine your own heart.

Wealth and rank are what men desire, but unless they be obtained in the right way they may not be possessed. Poverty and obscurity are what men detest; but unless prosperity be brought about in the right way, they are not to be abandoned.

The one who was born a genius can't win against the one who tries, and the one who tries can't win against the one who enjoys.

To be in one's own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the nature of righteousness

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.