All people are the same; only their habits differ.

I am not an originator but a transmitter.

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?

Have no friends not equal to yourself.

The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.

The determined scholar and the man of virtue will not seek to live at the expense of injuring their virtue. They will even sacrifice their lives to preserve their virtue complete.

Don't worry if people don't recognize your merits; worry that you may not recognize theirs.