I am not bothered by the fact that I am not understood. I am bothered when I do not know others.

There is one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life -reciprocity.

The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters.

While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits of the dead...While you do not know life, how can you know about death

Clever talk can confound the workings of virtue, just as small impatiences can confound great projects.

Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.

When the perfect order prevails, the world is like a home shared by all. Leaders are capable and virtuous. Everyone loves and respects their own parents and children as well as the parents and children of others. The old are cared for, adults have jobs, children are nourished and educated. There is a means of support for all those who are disabled or find themselves alone in the world. Everyone has an appropriate role to play in the family and society. Devotion to public duty leaves no place for idleness. Scheming for ill gain is unknown. Sharing displaces selfishness and materialism.