To go too far is the same as not to go far enough.

By nature men are alike. Through practice they have become far apart.

Man is born with uprightness. If one loses it he will be lucky if he escapes with his life.

If we are not yet able to serve man, how can we serve spiritual beings? . . . If we do not yet know about life how can we know about death?

The Way of our Master is none other than conscientiousness of altruism.

A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard.

A ruler who governs his state by virtue is like the north polar star, which remains in its place while all the other stars revolve around it.

Is it not a pleasure to learn and to repeat or practice from time to time what has been learned? Is it not delightful to have friends coming from afar? Is one not a superior man if he does not feel hurt even though he does not feel recognized?