Sincerity is the way to heaven.
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child's heart.
The feeling of commiseration is the beginning of humanity; the feeling of shame and dislike is the beginning of righteousness; the feeling of deference and compliance is the beginning of propriety; and the feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.Men have these Four Beginnings just as they have their four limbs. Having these Four Beginnings, but saying that they cannot develop them is to destroy themselves.
The fruit of humanity is devotion to one's parents. The fruit of righteousness is to respect one's elders. The fruit of wisdom is to understand these two and not to betray them. The fruit of propriety is to regulate and polish them. The fruit of music is the joy that comes from rejoicing in them. When one rejoices in them, they grow. When they grow, how can they be stopped? And when they cannot be stopped, unconsciously one's feet begin to dance and one's arms begin to wave.
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
A great man is one who has not lost the child's heart.
All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
All things are complete within ourselves.
The root of the kingdom is in the state. The root of the state is in the family. The root of the family is in the person of its head.
Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand
The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
When the men of antiquity realized their wishes, benefits were conferred by them on the people. If they did not realize their wishes, they cultivated their personal character, and became illustrious in the world. If poor, they attended to their own virtue in solitude; if advanced to dignity, they made the whole empire virtuous as well.
Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong
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