I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me;I will be concerned at my own want of ability.

A person of character takes as much trouble to discover what is right as the lesser men take to discover what will pay.

A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.

Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid punishments but will be without a sense of shame. Lead them with excellence and put them in their place through roles and ritual practices, and in addition to developing a sense of shame, they will order themselves harmoniously

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

True wisdom is knowing what you don't know

A man of humanity is one who, in seeking to establish himself, finds a foothold for others and who, in desiring attaining himself, helps others to attain.