If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge so as continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others.

Balance is the perfect state of still water. Let that be our model. It remains quiet within and is not disturbed on the surface.

If a man be under the influence of anger his conduct will not be correct.

Man who eat many prunes get good run for money.

The object of the superior man is truth.

The requisites of government are that there be sufficiency of food, sufficiency of military equipment, and the confidence of the people in their ruler.

The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold they are free from fear.