The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.
All the darkness in the world can't put out the light of one candle.
The virtuous man is driven by responsibility, the non-virtuous man is driven by profit.
Not feeling compassion for a stranger is like not feeling when one's foot has caught fire
Study the past if you would define the future. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
If proper in their own conduct, what difficulty would they have in governing? But if not able to be proper in their own conduct, how can they demand such conduct from others?