"The Master said, 'He who is not concerned about the distant future will find trouble right at hand.'"

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

"If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself."

"The gentleman is easy to serve but difficult to please. He who tries to please him in the wrong way will not be pleased. He uses men according to their abilities. The petty man is difficult to serve a…"

"I have never seen anyone who loved virtue as much as they loved sex."