If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction.

The noble person uses things; the lesser man is used by things.

I once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance, but I found that I could see much farther by climbing to a high place.

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.

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.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

Music is a fantastic peacekeeper of the world, it is integral to harmony, and it is a required fundamental of human emotion.