The really faithful lover of learning holds fast to the Good Way till death.
I never really said all those things I said
A knight whose heart is set upon the Way, but who is ashamed of wearing shabby clothes and eating coarse food, is not worth calling into counsel.
If the search for riches were sure to be successful, though I should become a groom with a whip in my hand to get them, I will do so. As the search may not be successful, I will follow after that which I love.
Excess weakens the spirits.
For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish. We should be careful indeed what we say.
To study and at times practice what one has learned, is this not a pleasure?
When three persons work together, each can be the teacher in some aspects
One who has accumulated virtue will certainly also possess eloquence; but he who has eloquence doe not necessarily possess virtue.
It's only in winter that the pine and cypress are known to be evergreens.
The wise men of antiquity, when they wished to make the whole world peaceful and happy, first put their own States into proper order. Before putting their States into proper order, they regulated their own families. Before regulating their families, they regulated themselves. Before regulating themselves, they tried to be sincere in their thoughts. Before being sincere in their thoughts, they tried to see things exactly as they really were.
The wise are free from perplexities; the virtuous from anxiety; and the bold from fear.
To throw oneself into strange teachings is quite dangerous.
There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth ... lust. When he is strong ... quarrelsomeness. When he is old ... covetousness.
Straight-forwardness, without the rules of propriety, becomes rudeness.
To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?
Heaven is author of the virtue that is in me
What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?
Do not treat others as you yourself would not be treated.
Chi Wen Tzu always thought three times before taking action. Twice would have been quite enough.
But if you do not have the Tao yourself, what business have you spending your time in vain efforts to bring corrupt politicians into the right path?
An angry person is always full of poison.
Bird in hand makes it harder to blow nose.
The virtuous will be sure to speak uprightly; but those whose speech is upright may not be virtuous.
The Master said, "To study, and then in a timely fashion to practice what you have learned - is this not satisfying? To have companions arrive from afar - is this not a joy? To remain unrecognized by others and yet remain free of resentment - is this not the mark of the gentleman?"
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