A good man is not mine to see. Could I see a man possessed of constancy, that would satisfy me.

The Superior Man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing.

When a man feels the difficulty of doing, can he be other than cautious and slow in speaking?

Knowledge is recognizing what you know and what you don't.

A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. If you are generous, you will gain everything.

The Master said, “What a worthy man was Yan Hui! Living in a narrow alley, subsisting upon meager bits of rice and water—other people could not have borne such hardship, and yet it never spoiled Hui’s joy. What a worthy man was Hui!” (Analects 6.11)

The higher type of man clings to virtue, the lower type of man clings to material comfort. The higher type of man cherishes justice, the lower type of man cherishes the hope of favors to be received.