It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.
What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?
Have no friends not equal to yourself.
The superior man governs men, according to their nature, with what is proper to them, and as soon as they change what is wrong, he stops.
An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it.
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.