"The Master said, 'What I want to avoid is fixed ideas, obstinacy, narrow-mindedness, and egoism.'"

"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."

"Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous."

"The faults of a man are characteristic of his class. It is by observing a man's faults that one may know his virtue."

"The Master said, 'The wise man delights in water, the benevolent man delights in mountains. The wise man is active; the benevolent man is tranquil. The wise man is joyful; the benevolent man is long-l…"