The main object of conciliation lies in reaching a solution to a case based upon morals and with a warm heart.

Tzu Chang asked Confucius about jen. Confucius said, "If you can practice these five things with all the people, you can be called jen." Tzu Chang asked what they were. Confucius said, "Courtesy, generosity, honesty, persistence, and kindness. If you are courteous, you will not be disrespected; if you are generous, you will gain everything. If you are honest, people will rely on you. If you are persistent you will get results. If you are kind, you can employ people.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

To take what you know for what you know, and what you do not know for what you do not know, that is knowledge indeed.

The contrived language and the flattering attitude rarely come with the virtue.

When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is diligent in his work and careful in speech. He avails himself to people of the Tao and thereby corrects himself. This is the kind of person of whom you can say, "he loves learning."

If you would one day renovate yourself, do so from day to day.