The superior man limits his achievements.

The superior man sets his person at rest before he moves; he composes his mind before he speaks.

The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease.

In dealing with the dead, if we treat them as if they were entirely dead, that would show a want of affection and should not be done; or, if we treat them as if they were entirely alive, that would show a want of wisdom and should not be done.

There is good government when those who are near are made happy, and when those who are afar are attracted.

Without Goodness one cannot enjoy enduring happiness

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger... Men of superior mind busy themselves first getting at the root of things; when they succeed, the right course is open to them.