“He who is concerned only with the purity of his own life ruins the great human relations.”

“He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker.”

“The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.”

“Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.”

“He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”

“If I understand Change, I shall make no great mistake in Life”

“A man of humanity is one who, in seeking to establish himself, finds a foothold for others and who, in desiring attaining himself, helps others to attain.”