Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
The noble person uses things; the lesser man is used by things.
The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him.
Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.
The drum is surely the lord of music, is it not?
There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men.