“People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.”

“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.”

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

“The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions.”

“Virtue is never left to stand alone. He who has it will have neighbors.”

“Let a ruler base his government upon virtuous principles, and he will be like the pole-star, which remains steadfast in its place, while all the host of stars turn towards it”

“The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold they are free from fear.”