I'd rather die for speaking out, than to live and be silent.

A father's and a mother's age must be borne in mind; with joy on the one hand, fear on the other.

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

The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come.

Waste begets self-will; thrift begets meanness: but better be mean than self-willed.

There has never been a man mean and at the same time virtuous.

The man of humanity delights in mountains