A man may not transgress the bounds of major morals, but may make errors in minor morals.

Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors

The silent treasuring up of knowledge; learning without satiety; and instructing others without being wearied: which one of these things belongs to me?

There are 3 elements essential in the matters of the State, Food, Military equipment, and Confidence of the people in the ruler. Of these 3, Military Equipment is the least important, Food being the 2nd important, and Confidence of the people being the MOST important. All men rather die of starvation than in war, but nevertheless all men do die of old age. Lacking in Confidence from the people, a state cannot survive.

I do not want a friend who smiles when I smile, who weeps when I weep; for my shadow in the pool can do better than that.

A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.

From the Son of Heaven down to the mass of the people, all must consider the cultivation of the person the root of everything besides.