"To wait for a King Wen, and then act, is to be a common man. To be a King Wen, and then act, is to be a great man."

"The difference between men and animals is slight. The common man loses it; the superior man preserves it."

"If a man does not love his parents, he is not a man. If he does not respect his elders, he is not a man."

"Men's minds are surely alike. Why should we doubt it?"

"The trees of the Ox Mountain were once beautiful. But when they were cut down day after day, how could they retain their beauty? And if their roots were nourished by the rain and dew, and new shoots s…"