- If a man remembers what is right at the sign of profit, is ready to lay down his life in the face of danger, and does not forget sentiments he has repeated all his life when he has been in straitened circumstances for a long time, he may be said to be a complete man. »
- Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes. »
- The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. »
- Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire. »
- I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. »
- What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the mean man seeks is in others. »
- Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men. »
- When you know a thing, to hold that you know it and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge. »
- He who merely knows right principles is not equal to him who loves them. »
- Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they be obtained in the right way they may not be possessed. »
- Men's natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart. »
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