There is the work of great men and there is the work of little men. Therefore it is said, 'Some labor with their minds and some labor with their strength. Those who labor with their minds govern others; those who labor with their strength are governed by others.'1 Those who are governed by others support them; those who govern them are supported by them. This is a universal principle.

The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.

The man of true greatness never loses his child's heart.

The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.

Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence

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

A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.