When the great Tao is forgotten, goodness and piety appear. When the body's intelligence declines, cleverness and knowledge step forth. When there is no peace in the family, filial piety begins. When the country falls into chaos, patriotism is born.

Spokes unite in the hub of a wheel.

The tree which fills the arms grew from the tiniest sprout.

heaven is eternal, earth everlasting. they endure this way because they do not live for themselves. in the same way, the wise person puts himself last, and thereby finds himself first, holds himself outside, and thereby remains at the center, abandons himself, and is thereby fulfilled.

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

Be merciful, moderate, and modest.

The sage does not strive to be great. Thereby he can accomplish the great.