When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war.

A good man will certainly also possess courage; but a brave man is not necessarily good.

If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.

The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.

When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil in yourself, despise it as something detestable.

When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is diligent in his work and careful in speech. He avails himself to people of the Tao and thereby corrects himself. This is the kind of person of whom you can say, "he loves learning."

The rich fool is like a pig that is choked by its own fat.