The contrived language and the flattering attitude rarely come with the virtue.
Let mourning stop when one's grief is fully expressed.
Study the past, if you would divine the future.
The Master said, If out of the three hundred songs I had to take one phrase to cover all my teachings, I would say 'Let there be no evil in your thoughts.'
Excess and deficiency are equally at fault.
For benefits return benefits; for injuries return justice without any admixture of revenge.