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

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

One must remember equality, yet also be aware of difference, for if the people are allowed to act as it pleases them without coming up against displeasure, if one gives rein to its desires without setting [any] limit, it becomes confused and can no longer take delight in anything.

If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement.

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

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

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.