The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.

Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.

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

The superior man honors his virtuous nature, and maintains constant inquiry and study, seeking to carry it out to its breadth and greatness, so as to omit none of the more exquisite and minute points which it embraces, and to raise it to its greatest height and brilliancy.

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

In vain I have looked for a single man capable of seeing his own faults and bringing the charge home against himself.