To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.

Transport a handful of earth everyday and you will make a mountain.

The superior man... does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right. The superior man thinks of virtue, the common man of comfort.

If a man in the morning hear the right way, he may die in the evening without regret.

The main object of conciliation lies in reaching a solution to a case based upon morals and with a warm heart.

Let the states of equilibrium and harmony exist in perfection, and a happy order will prevail throughout heaven and earth, and all things will be nourished and flourish.

Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.