“If you don't want to do something,don't impose on others”

“Don't do unto others what you don't want done unto you.”

“Tsze-Kung asked, “Is there one word with which to act in accordance throughout a lifetime?” The Master said, “Is not reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.”

“When a person should be spoken with, and you don't speak with them, you lose them. When a person shouldn't be spoken with and you speak to them, you waste your breath. The wise do not lose people, nor do they waste their breath.”

“Don't use cannon to kill musquito.”

“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.”

“You cannot open a book without learning something.”