When you breathe, you inspire, and when you do not breathe, you expire.

The gentleman desires to be halting in speech but quick in action.

A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.

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.

The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.

A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders.

The master said, 'Quietly to store up knowledge in my mind, to learn without flagging, to teach without growing weary, these present me with no difficulties.'