When a man is guided by the principles of reciprocity and consciousness, he is not far from the moral law. Whatever you don't wish for yourself don't do unto others.
Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.
He is the truly courageous man who never desponds.
Listen widely to remove your doubts and be careful when speaking about the rest and your mistakes will be few. See much and get rid of what is dangerous and be careful in acting on the rest and your causes for regret will be few. Speaking without fault, acting without causing regret: 'upgrading' consists in this.
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.
A scholar who loves comfort is not fit to be called a scholar.
The small man thinks that small acts of goodness are of no benefit, and does not do them; and that small deeds of evil do no harm, and does not refrain from them. Hence, his wickedness becomes so great that it cannot be concealed, and his guilt so great that it cannot be pardoned.
The superior man is universally minded and no partisan. The inferior man is a partisan and not universal.
There are three unfilial acts: the greatest of these is the failure to produce sons.
Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known.
If you did not do so for the sake of riches,You must have done so for the sake of novelty.
If a man remembers what is right at the sign of profit, is ready to lay down his life in the face of danger, and does not forget sentiments he has repeated all his life when he has been in straitened circumstances for a long time, he may be said to be a complete man.
The person of benevolence never worries.
He who works for his own interests will arouse much animosity
He who is really kind, can never be unhappy
The higher type of man clings to virtue, the lower type of man clings to material comfort. The higher type of man cherishes justice, the lower type of man cherishes the hope of favors to be received.
If you don't know how to live, why wonder about death?
Great as heaven and earth are, men still find some things in them with which to be dissatisfied. Thus it is that, were the superior man to speak of his way in all its greatness, nothing in the world would be found able to embrace it, and were he to speak of it in its minuteness, nothing in the world would be found able to split it.
If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.
Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!
A fool marvels at rare things, but a wise man at common ones.
There has never been a man mean and at the same time virtuous.
A lack of patience in trifling matters might lead to the disruption of great project.
The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.
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