I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it.
Everyone eats and drinks; yet only few appreciate the taste of food.
Do not use a cannon to kill a mosquito.
It is the obligation of the ruler to continually renew himself in order to renew the people by his example.
Never seek illicit wealth.
The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him.