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

An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it.

Do not let a leader lead you on a bad path.

A gentleman considers justice to be essential in everything. He practices it according to the principles of propriety. He brings it forth in modesty and faithfully completes it. This is indeed a gentleman.

Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.

The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.

The object of the superior man is truth.