He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men's minds are also injured by them.