Great as heaven and earth are, men still find some things in them with which to be dissatisfied. Thus it is that, were the superior man to speak of his way in all its greatness, nothing in the world would be found able to embrace it, and were he to speak of it in its minuteness, nothing in the world would be found able to split it.

In a State, pecuniary gain is not to be considered to be prosperity, but its prosperity will be found in righteousness.

I followed my heart without breaking any rules.

A Nation's character is typified by its dancers.

When words lose their meaning, people lose their liberty.

The gentleman calls attention to the good points in others; he does not call attention to their defects. The small man does just the reverse of this.

The way of Heaven and Earth may be completely declared in one sentence: They are without any doubleness, and so they produce things in a manner that is unfathomable.