Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct.
Only by perfect virtue can the perfect path, in all its courses, be made a fact.
Men's natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.
It is goodness that gives to a neighborhood its beauty. One who is free to choose, yet does not prefer to dwell among the good - how can he be accorded the name of wise?
The wise man delights in water, the Good man delights in mountains. For the wise move; but the Good stay still. The wise are happy; but the good secure.