“The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does.”

“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.”

“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”

“The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.”

“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.”

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

“If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.”