To be fond of learning is near to wisdom.
A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.
Clever talk can confound the workings of virtue, just as small impatiences can confound great projects.
The Master said, If out of the three hundred songs I had to take one phrase to cover all my teachings, I would say 'Let there be no evil in your thoughts.'
We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living
Not feeling compassion for a stranger is like not feeling when one's foot has caught fire