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

It is better to play than do nothing.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

The superior man does not mind being in office; all he minds about is whether he has qualities that entitle him to office. He does not mind failing to get recognition; he is too busy doing the things that entitle him to recognition.

They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.

To take what you know for what you know, and what you do not know for what you do not know, that is knowledge indeed.

The Master said, “A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing or modest meals is not even worth conversing with.” (Analects 4.9)