There are those men who say to repay evil with kindness. But I say, how then are we to repay kindness? Repay kindness with kindness, but repay evil with justice.

Love makes a spot beautiful: who chooses not to dwell in love, has he got wisdom?

The superior man * * * in regard to his speech * * * is anxious that it should be sincere.

The proper man understands equity, the small man profits.

Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.

Only after Winter comes do we know that the pine and the cypress are the last to fade.

Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas.