Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.

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 hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.

First there must be order and harmony within your own mind. Then this order will spread to your family, then to the community, and finally to your entire kingdom. Only then can you have peace and harmony.

The superior man... does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right. The superior man thinks of virtue, the common man of comfort.

If you want to change the world, first change your heart.

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.