From the Son of Heaven down to the mass of the people, all must consider the cultivation of the person the root of everything besides.

Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid punishments but will be without a sense of shame. Lead them with excellence and put them in their place through roles and ritual practices, and in addition to developing a sense of shame, they will order themselves harmoniously

To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude.

You must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.

When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.

Love others as you would love yourself, judge others as you would judge yourself, cherish others as you would cherish yourself. When you wish for others as you wish for yourself and when you protect others as you would protect yourself, that's when you can say it's true love.

An inconvenience is an unrecognized opportunity.