The Master said, A gentleman, in his plans, thinks of the Way; he does not think how he is going to make a living. Even farming sometimes entails 5 times of shortage; and even learning may incidentally lead to high pay. But a gentleman's anxieties concern the progress of the Way; he has no anxiety concerning poverty.

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!

In a district of ten families, there must be someone as honorable and sincere as I, but none as fond of learning.

To govern is to correct. If you set an example by being correct, who would dare to remain incorrect?

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

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything.