If I were travelling with two partners, one virtuous and one dishonest, both would be useful as teachers. I would perceive what's good of the first one and I would imitate him whereas I would try to correct in me the defects I may see in the second one.

Heaven begat Virtue in me; what can man do unto me?

The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.

The superior man is intelligently, not blindly, faithful.

To acknowledge our faults when we are blamed, is modesty; to discover them to one's friends in ingenuousness, is confidence; but to preach them to all the world, if one does not take care, is pride.

Be loyal and trustworthy. Do not befriend anyone who is lower than yourself in this regard.

Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.