A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.

The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall today be uppermost.

The most beautiful sight in the world is a little child going confidently down the road of life after you have shown him the way.

Who keeps the old akindle and adds new knowledge is fitted to be a teacher.

As in the case of making a mound, if, before the very last basketful, I stop, then I shall have stopped. As in the case of leveling the ground, if, though tipping only one basketful, I am going forward, then I shall be making progress.

The Master said of Gong Yechang, “He is marriageable. Although he was once imprisoned and branded as a criminal, he was in fact innocent of any crime.” The Master gave him his daughter in marriage. (Analects 5.1)

Thought, unassisted by learning, is dangerous.