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 you wish to see the thousand years, look at today; if you wish to understand the millionfold, then look at the one or the two.

The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere.

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.

There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men.

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

Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same.