The gods should certainly be revered, but kept at a distance... . The way is not beyond man; he who creates a way outside of man cannot make it a true way. A good man is content with changing man, and that is enough for him.

At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of right.

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

The superior man, even when he is not moving, has a feeling of reverence, and while he speaks not, he has the feeling of truthfulness.

A good man does not make a warrior, just as good steel does not go for nails.

You will never know how sharp a sword is unless it's drawn from its sheath

Woman is the masterpiece.