What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?

To be in one's own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the nature of righteousness

There are three things against which the wise man guards: lust when young, quarrels when strong, and covetousness when old.

Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.

Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise?

If the gentleman is not serious, he will not be respected, and his learning will not be on a firm foundation. He considers loyalty and faithfulness to be fundamental, has no friends who are not like him, and when he has made mistakes, he is not afraid of correcting them.

One who will study for three years. Without thought of reward. Would be hard indeed to find.