When superiors are fond of showing their humanity, inferiors try to outstrip one another in their practice of it.
We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression; the heart of a wise man should resemble a mirror, which reflects every object without being sullied by any
Those who know the TRUTH are not equal to those who love it.
To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.
All things are already complete in oneself.
The virtuous will be sure to speak uprightly; but those whose speech is upright may not be virtuous.