I used to listen to what others said, and expect them to act accordingly. But nowadays, I listen to what they say, and then observe what they do.

The superior man is universally minded and no partisan. The inferior man is a partisan and not universal.

A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.

Unify your attention. Do not listen with your ears, but with your mind. Do not listen with your mind but with your essence.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Good people strengthen themselves ceaselessly

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.