Justice is like the north star, which is fixed, and all the rest revolve about it.

All things are nourished together without their injuring one another. The courses of the seasons, and of the sun and moon, are pursued without any collision among them. The smaller energies are like river currents; the greater energies are seen in mighty transformations. It is this which makes heaven and earth so great.

Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established

A man living without conflicts, as if he never lives at all.

People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.

Earnest in practicing the ordinary virtues, and careful in speaking about them, if, in his practice, he has anything defective, the superior man dares not but exert himself; and if, in his words, he has any excess, he dares not allow himself such license.

Look for an occupation that you like, and you will not need to labor for a single day in your life.