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.

The man of upright life is obeyed before he speaks.

The superior man is intelligently, not blindly, faithful.

A workman who wants to do his work well must first prepare his tools.

Sincerity is the end and beginning of things; without sincerity there would be nothing.

I could see peace instead of this.

A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.