Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

those who understands is not better than those who appreciates, those who appreciates is not better than those who enjoys.

When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not far from the path.

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.

Among us, in our part of the country, those who are upright are different from this. The father conceals the misconduct of the son, and the son conceals the misconduct of the father. Uprightness is to be found in this.

The virtuous will be sure to speak uprightly; but those whose speech is upright may not be virtuous.