The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.

The man who loves his job never works a day in his life.

Shall I tell you what knowledge is? It is to know both what one knows and what one does not know.

When young, beware of fighting; when strong, beware of sex; and when old, beware of possession.

Please stop waiting for a better and more appropriate time to become happy and focus on the moment you live in. Happiness is not an arrival, it is the journey itself. Many people seek for happiness above the height of human beings, some below. Yet, happiness is exactly at the exact height of human beings.

A country of a thousand war-chariots cannot be administered unless the ruler attends strictly to business, punctually observes his promises, is economical in expenditure, loves the people, and uses the labor of the peasantry only at the proper times of year.

Even if I could, I would not exahnge their virtues for my own. And that is why they are intent on learning from me.