If I hold up one corner of a square and the student cannot workout the other three for himself, I won't go any further.

To be fond of learning is near to wisdom.

The superior man * * * in regard to his speech * * * is anxious that it should be sincere.

Just as lavishness leads easily to presumption, so does frugality to meanness. But meanness is a far less serious fault than presumption.

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

Even four harnessed horses cannot bring imprudent words back into the mouth.

The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.