The superior man accords with the course of the Mean. Though he may be all unknown, unregarded by the world, he feels no regret - It is only the sage who is able for this.

To learn and from time to time to apply what one has learned - isn't that a pleasure?

The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct.

When wealth is centralized, the people are dispersed. When wealth is distributed, the people are brought together.

To be in one's own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the nature of righteousness

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

Study the past if you would define the future. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.