Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
Wouldst thou know if a people be well governed, or if its laws be good or bad, examine the music it practices.
Yin and yang, male and female, strong and weak, rigid and tender, heaven and earth, light and darkness, thunder and lightning, cold and warmth, good and evil...the interplay of opposite principles constitutes the universe.
Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.
The end of the day is near when small men make long shadows.