"The Master said, 'A man who is not a man of benevolence—what has he to do with ceremonies? A man who is not a man of benevolence—what has he to do with music?'"

"The gentleman is not a tool."

"When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them."

"The gentleman is calm and at ease; the small man is fretful and ill at ease."

"The gentleman is not concerned that he is not acknowledged, but rather that he should do something worthy of being acknowledged."