He who crosses the ocean twice without washing is a dirty double crosser.

What Heaven has conferred is called The Nature; an accordance with this nature is called The Path of duty; the regulation of this path is called Instruction. The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path.

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.

The Path is not far from man. When men try to pursue a course, which is far from the common indications of consciousness, this course cannot be considered The Path.

The requisites of government are that there be sufficiency of food, sufficiency of military equipment, and the confidence of the people in their ruler.

The archer who misses his mark does not blame the target. He stops, corrects himself and shoots again.

There are three things against which the wise man guards: lust when young, quarrels when strong, and covetousness when old.