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

A man without persistence will never make a good shaman or a good physician.

I do not want a friend who smiles when I smile, who weeps when I weep; for my shadow in the pool can do better than that.

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety.

The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters.

Silence is the true friend that never betrays.