Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise?

A true gentleman makes demands upon himself but not upon others.

When you serve your mother and father it is okay to try to correct them once in a while. But if you see that they are not going to listen to you, keep your respect for them and don't distance yourself from them. Work without complaining.

First and foremost, be faithful to your superiors, keep all promises, refuse the friendship of all who are not like you; and if you have made a mistake, do not be afraid of admitting the fact and amending your ways.

We are so busy doing the urgent that we don't have time to do the important.

A superior man may be made to go to the well, but he cannot be made to go down into it. He may be imposed upon, but he cannot be fooled.

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