Looking comparatively at the good things, you will see that they are not excluded from wisdom, humanity and bravery.

It is said that one should not hesitate to correct himself when he has made a mistake. If he corrects himself without the least bit of delay, his mistakes will disappear.

Sincerity does not only complete the self; it is the means by which all things are completed. As the self is completed, there is human-heartedness; as things are completed, there is wisdom. This is the virtue of one’s character, and the Way of joining the internal and external. Thus, when we use this, everything is correct.

There is not a man who does not get senile by the time he reaches sixty. And when one thinks that he will not be senile, he is already so.

By bringing shame to a person, how could one expect to make him a better man?

Covetousness, anger and foolishness are things to sort out well. When bad things happen in the world, if you look at them comparatively, they are not unrelated to these three things.

There are few people who will make mistakes with fire after having once been burned.