The Master said, I set my heart on the Way, base myself on virtue, lean upon benevolence for support and take my recreation in the arts.

With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow - I have still joy in the midst of all these things.

If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.

The superior person is calm and composed; the lesser person is continuously worried and distressed.

Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety.

I have not seen one who loves virtue as he loves beauty.

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?