It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.

Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.

The way of Heaven and Earth may be completely declared in one sentence: They are without any doubleness, and so they produce things in a manner that is unfathomable.

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

Of neighborhoods, benevolence is the most beautiful. How can the man be considered wise who when he had the choice does not settle in benevolence.

Expect much from yourself and little from others and you will avoid incurring resentments

Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors