He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.

The superior man... does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right. The superior man thinks of virtue, the common man of comfort.

I know how the birds fly, how the fishes swim, how animals run. But there is the Dragon. I cannot tell how it mounts on the winds through the clouds and flies through heaven. Today I have seen the Dragon.

If you don't know how to serve men, why worry about serving the gods?

When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.

There is nothing more visible than what is secret, and nothing more manifest than what is minute.

The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease.