Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.

Gentlemen cherish worth; the vulgar cherish dirt. Gentlemen trust in justice; the vulgar trust in favor.

The superior man * * * in regard to his speech * * * is anxious that it should be sincere.

A scholar who loves comfort is not fit to be called a scholar.

The failure to cultivate virtue, the failure to examine and analyze what I have learned, the inability to move toward righteousness after being shown the way, the inability to correct my faults-these are the causes of my grief.

Those who cannot forgive others break the bridge over which they themselves must pass.

Look closely into his aims, observe the means by which he pursues them, discover what brings him content - and can the man's real worth remain hidden from you?