We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression; the heart of a wise man should resemble a mirror, which reflects every object without being sullied by any

Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas.

For benefits return benefits; for injuries return justice without any admixture of revenge.

A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.

How great is the path proper to the Sage! Like overflowing water, it sends forth and nourishes all things, and rises up to the height of heaven. All-complete is its greatness! It embraces the three hundred rules of ceremony, and the three thousand rules of demeanor. It waits for the proper man, and then it is trodden. Hence it is said, 'Only by perfect virtue can the perfect path, in all its courses, be made a fact.'

To become a leader, you must first become a human being

The Way is not for, but from, man; if we take the Way as something superhuman, beyond man, this is not the real Way.