The Way is not for, but from, man; if we take the Way as something superhuman, beyond man, this is not the real Way.

When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self.

A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard.

Women and people of low birth are very hard to deal with. If you are friendly to them, they get out of hand, and if you keep your distance, they resent it.

The way of the superior man may be compared to what takes place in traveling, when to go to a distance we must first traverse the space that is near, and in ascending a height, when we must begin from the lower ground.

Don't curse the darkness, light a candle.

The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.