A reasonable man adjusts himself to the world. An unreasonable man expects the world to adjust itself to him. Therefore all progress is made by unreasonable people.

Humanity is the equity of the heart.

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

It was by music that the ancient kings gave elegant expression to their joy. By their armies and axes they gave the same to their anger.

Guide them by edicts, keep them in line with punishments, and the common people will stay out of trouble but will have no sense of shame. Guide them by virtue, keep them in line with the rites, and they will, besides having a sense of shame, reform themselves.

The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.

It is better to live in peace than in bitterness and strife