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.

Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.

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.

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.

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

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