If your desire is for good, the people will be good.
Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.
There is good government when those who are near are made happy, and when those who are afar are attracted.
I have yet to meet a man as fond of high moral conduct as he is of outward appearances.
The Superior Man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing.
Although your father and mother are dead, if you propose to yourself any good work, only reflect how it will make their names illustrious, and your purpose will be fixed.