Knowing what's correct and not doing it, it's the worst cowardice.
He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker.
Worry not that no one knows you; seek to be worth knowing.
The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.
What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?
He who fails to prepare, prepares to fail