Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.
By gaining the people, the kingdom is gained; by losing the people, the kingdom is lost.
Humanity is the equity of the heart.
The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters.
If you don't know how to live, why wonder about death?
When a man comes to me, I accept him at his best, not at his worst. Why make so much ado? When a man washes his hands before paying a visit, and you receive him in that clean state, you do not thereby stand surety for his always having been clean in the past.