Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a teacher.

If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.

I used to listen to what others said, and expect them to act accordingly. But nowadays, I listen to what they say, and then observe what they do.

When a man comes to me, I accept him at his best, not at his worst. Why make so much ado? When a man washes his hands before paying a visit, and you receive him in that clean state, you do not thereby stand surety for his always having been clean in the past.

Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous.

There is good government when those who are near are made happy, and when those who are afar are attracted.

The mirror reflects all objects without being sullied