The proper man understands equity, the small man profits.

If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.

An angry person is always full of poison.

In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he turns round and seeks for the cause of his failure in himself.

Wisdom, humanity & courage, these three are universal virtues. The way by which they are practiced are one.

If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?