The superior person gathers his weapons together in order to provide against the unforeseen.

It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up.

Because the newer methods of treatment are good, it does not follow that the old ones were bad: for if our honorable and worshipful ancestors had not recovered from their ailments, you and I would not be here today.

There are three things against which the wise man guards: lust when young, quarrels when strong, and covetousness when old.

If either wealth or poverty are come by honesty, there is no shame.

When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again.

The Superior Man has nothing to compete for. But if he must compete, he does it in an archery match, wherein he ascends to his position, bowing in deference. Descending, he drinks the ritual cup.