The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

When a man comes to me, I accept him at his best, not at his worst. Why make so much ado? When a man washes his hands before paying a visit, and you receive him in that clean state, you do not thereby stand surety for his always having been clean in the past.

Do unto others as you wish others do unto you.

If one leads them with administrative measures and uses punishments to make them conform, the people will be evasive, but if one leads them with virtue, they will come up to expectations.

Those who cannot forgive others break the bridge over which they themselves must pass.

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

Let mourning stop when one's grief is fully expressed.