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

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

He who is really kind, can never be unhappy

If you lead the people with correctness, who will dare not be correct?

To rein a kingdom efficiently it is necessary, before all, to put into good order the family. It's impossible for a man who doesn't know how to lead his own family to know how to lead a country.

He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed.

Do not answer the person whose questions are vile. Do not question a person whose answers are vile.