A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.
Words that speak of things close at hand and carry far-reaching implications – those are the good words.
Words that defy reality are ominous. And it’s ominous reality that confronts those who would obscure the wise and worthy.
Only when there are things a man will not do is he capable of doing great things.
Integrity, wisdom, skill, intelligence – such things are forged in adversity.
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s-heart.
If someone stops where they should not, they’ll stop anywhere. If someone slights a person they should treat generously, they’ll slight anyone. And if someone races ahead, they retreat in a hurry.
The great man is he who does not lose his childlike heart.
The great man is he that does not lose his child-heart.
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
The root of the kingdom is in the state. The root of the state is in the family. The root of the family is in the person of its head.
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue.
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.