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

So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.

By exhaustively examining one's own mind,one may understand his nature.One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.

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.

People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.

He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.

The Tao is near and people seek it far away.