The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.

Being strong does not mean that you never fall down, but that whenever you fall, you get up again.

The more you know yourself, the more you forgive yourself.

The way of the superior man may be compared to what takes place in traveling, when to go to a distance we must first traverse the space that is near, and in ascending a height, when we must begin from the lower ground.

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

The superior man honors his virtuous nature, and maintains constant inquiry and study, seeking to carry it out to its breadth and greatness, so as to omit none of the more exquisite and minute points which it embraces, and to raise it to its greatest height and brilliancy.

If your desire is for good, the people will be good.