If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.

Reading without thinking will confuse you.Thinking without reading will place you in danger.

He who is harmony with Nature hits the mark without effort and apprehends the truth without thinking.

You can cheat an honest man but not make a fool out of him.

A father's and a mother's age must be borne in mind; with joy on the one hand, fear on the other.

Guide them by edicts, keep them in line with punishments, and the common people will stay out of trouble but will have no sense of shame. Guide them by virtue, keep them in line with the rites, and they will, besides having a sense of shame, reform themselves.