The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm.

There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth ... lust. When he is strong ... quarrelsomeness. When he is old ... covetousness.

Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone might be looking. Hear and you forget, see and you remember, do and you understand.

How transcendent is the virtue of the middle conduct! Rare for a long time has been its practice among the people.

The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm.

A Nation's character is typified by its dancers.

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.