In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he turns round and seeks for the cause of his failure in himself.

The gentleman sees what is right while the small man sees what is profitable.

Even if I could, I would not exahnge their virtues for my own. And that is why they are intent on learning from me.

The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.

Who heeds not the future will find sorrow at hand

The end of the day is near when small men make long shadows.

How great is the path proper to the Sage! Like overflowing water, it sends forth and nourishes all things, and rises up to the height of heaven. All-complete is its greatness! It embraces the three hundred rules of ceremony, and the three thousand rules of demeanor. It waits for the proper man, and then it is trodden. Hence it is said, 'Only by perfect virtue can the perfect path, in all its courses, be made a fact.'