A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?
Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree, but it preserves it.
A good man does not make a warrior, just as good steel does not go for nails.
The cautious seldom err.
It doesn't make a difference how gradually you go so long as you don't stop.
Ceremonies are the first thing to be attended to in the practice of government.
What Heaven has conferred is called The Nature; an accordance with this nature is called The Path of duty; the regulation of this path is called Instruction. The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path.
The man who is master of himself drinks gravely and wisely.
If one is guided by profit in one's actions, one will incur much ill will.
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
The one who was born a genius can't win against the one who tries, and the one who tries can't win against the one who enjoys.
What you know, you know, what you don't know, you don't know. This is true wisdom.
Wisdom delights in water; love delights in hills. Wisdom is stirring; love is quiet. Wisdom is merry; love grows old.
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
Music is the one thing in which there is no use trying to deceive others or make false pretenses.
The Master said, "A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present."
When you breathe, you inspire, and when you do not breathe, you expire.
When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.
The gentleman holds justice to be of highest importance. If a gentleman has courage but neglects justice, he becomes insurgent. If an inferior man has courage but neglects justice, he becomes a thief.
A man of wisdom delights in water.
If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything.
A gentleman does not promote a man on account of what he says; nor does he reject sayings, because the speaker is what he is.
A happy union with wife and child is like the music of lutes and harps.
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
If I give a student one-fourth of what he should know, I expect him to get the other three-fourths himself, otherwise I do not want him as a student.
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