"When the self is cultivated, the family will be in harmony. When the family is in harmony, the state will be well-governed. When the state is well-governed, the world will know peace."

"The gentleman considers righteousness to be essential. He performs it according to the rules of propriety. He brings it forth in humility. He completes it with sincerity. This is indeed a gentleman."

"The superior man is distressed by his want of ability; he is not distressed by men’s not knowing him."

"The student of virtue has no time for idleness."

"He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger."