The superior man governs men, according to their nature, with what is proper to them, and as soon as they change what is wrong, he stops.
It cannot be when the root is neglected that what springs from it will be well ordered.
Men do not stumble over mountains, but over mole hills.
Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.
Never seek illicit wealth.
True goodness springs from a man's own heart. All men are born good.