With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow - I have still joy in the midst of all these things.

He who remembers from day to day what he has yet to learn, and from month to month what he has learned already, may be said to have a love of learning.

The higher type of man clings to virtue, the lower type of man clings to material comfort. The higher type of man cherishes justice, the lower type of man cherishes the hope of favors to be received.

The Superior Man has nothing to compete for. But if he must compete, he does it in an archery match, wherein he ascends to his position, bowing in deference. Descending, he drinks the ritual cup.

The superior man is intelligently, not blindly, faithful.

When things are investigated, then true knowledge is achieved; when true knowledge is achieved, then the will becomes sincere; when the will is sincere, then the heart is set right ; when the heart is set right, then the personal life is cultivated; when the personal life is cultivated, then the family life is regulated; when the family life is regulated, then the national life is orderly; and when the national life is orderly, then there is peace in this world.

Knowledge without practice is useless. Practice without knowledge is dangerous.