If the people be led by laws, and uniformity sought to be given them by punishments, they will try to avoid the punishment, but have no sense of shame.
He who rules by moral force is like the pole star, which remains in place while all the lesser stars do homage to it.
Good is no hermit. It has ever neighbors.
The superior man is distressed by his want (lack) of ability
An inconvenience is an unrecognized opportunity.
The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.