It's only in winter that the pine and cypress are known to be evergreens.
A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. If you are generous, you will gain everything.
The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is heard to speak, his language is firm and decided.
Good is no hermit. It has ever neighbors.
Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a man's words I go on to observe his deeds.