The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound.

I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study.

When you concentrate on agriculture and industry and are frugal in expenditures, Heaven cannot impoverish your state.

Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teacher's instructions, and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can he observe the rules of courtesy and humility, obey the conventions and rules of society, and achieve order.

If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others.

Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that.

Sacrifice is a state of mind in which our thoughts turn with longing [toward Heaven, the Ancestors], It is the supreme expression of loyalty, love, and respect.