All people are the same; only their habits differ.

The superior man is quiet and calm, waiting for the appointments of heaven, while the mean man walks in dangerous paths, looking for lucky occurrences.

In vain I have looked for a single man capable of seeing his own faults and bringing the charge home against himself.

All wisdom is rooted in learning to call things by the right name. When things are properly identified, they fall into natural categories and understanding becomes orderly.

A gentleman is ashamed to let his words outrun his deeds.

Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.

A good man regards the root; he fixes the root, and ail else flows out of it. The root is filial piety; the fruit brotherly love.