He who keeps danger in mind, is he who will rest safe in his seat; he who keeps ruin in mind, is he who will preserve his interests secure.

To know everything is to know nothing, but to know nothing is to know everything.

From the Son of Heaven down to the mass of the people, all must consider the cultivation of the person the root of everything besides.

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.

Listen much, keep silent when in doubt, and always take heed of the tongue; thou wilt make few mistakes. See much, beware of pitfalls, and always give heed to thy walk; thou wilt have little to rue. If thy words are seldom wrong, thy deeds leave little to rue, pay will follow.

The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.

The man of perfect virtue, wishing to be established himself, seeks also to establish others; wishing to be enlarged himself, he seeks also to enlarge others.