The way of the superior man may be compared to what takes place in traveling, when to go to a distance we must first traverse the space that is near, and in ascending a height, when we must begin from the lower ground.

A man who does not forget an agreement is resolved and honorable man.

Sincerity is that whereby self-completion is effected, and its way is that by which man must direct himself.

The one who was born a genius can't win against the one who tries, and the one who tries can't win against the one who enjoys.

All men are born good.

Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness and yet live, his escape from death is mere good fortune.

Exemplary persons are steadfast in the face of adversity, while petty persons are engulfed by it.