Who expects to be able to go out of a house except by the door? How is it then that no one follows this Way of ours?
There are three marks of a superior man: being virtuous, he is free from anxiety; being wise, he is free from perplexity; being brave, he is free from fear.
By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.
A ruthless man extends his ruthlessness from those he does not love to those he loves.
There is good government when those who are near are made happy, and when those who are afar are attracted.