Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar.
If a man is not good, what has he to do with the rules of propriety? If he is not good, what has he to do with music?
By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.
It is man that makes truth great, and not truth that makes man great.
Love makes a spot beautiful: who chooses not to dwell in love, has he got wisdom?
The Master said, "To study, and then in a timely fashion to practice what you have learned - is this not satisfying? To have companions arrive from afar - is this not a joy? To remain unrecognized by others and yet remain free of resentment - is this not the mark of the gentleman?"