Let mourning stop when one's grief is fully expressed.

The ideal teacher guides his students but does not pull them along; he urges them to go forward and does not suppress them; he opens the way but does not take them to the place.

To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.

To lead uninstructed people to war is to throw them away.

The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.

What is most needed for learning is a humble mind.

Although your father and mother are dead, if you propose to yourself any good work, only reflect how it will make their names illustrious, and your purpose will be fixed.