“The funniest people are the saddest ones”

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

“The demands that good people make are upon themselves;Those that bad people make are upon others.”

“If your desire is for good, the people will be good.”

“The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.”

“Humankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.”

“Tzu Chang asked Confucius about jen. Confucius said, "If you can practice these five things with all the people, you can be called jen."Tzu Chang asked what they were.Confucius said, "Courtesy, generosity, honesty, persistence, and kindness.If you are courteous, you will not be disrespected; if you are generous, you will gain everything. If you are honest, people will rely on you. If you are persistent you will get results. If you are kind, you can employ people.”