The superior man will watch over himself when he is alone. He examines his heart that there may be nothing wrong there, and that he may have no cause of dissatisfaction with himself.

Those who break down the dikes will themselves be drowned in the inundation.

Excess and deficiency are equally at fault.

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

I know how the birds fly, how the fishes swim, how animals run. But there is the Dragon. I cannot tell how it mounts on the winds through the clouds and flies through heaven. Today I have seen the Dragon.

Justice is like the north star, which is fixed, and all the rest revolve about it.

Gentlemen cherish worth; the vulgar cherish dirt. Gentlemen trust in justice; the vulgar trust in favor.