Water indeed will flow indifferently to the east or west, but will it flow indifferently up or down? The tendency of our nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downwards. There are none but have this tendency to good, just as all water flows downward.

It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.

The way is One and only One. The way is close at hand, but men seek it afar.

If the King loves music, it is well with the land.

There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.

The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.

To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.