"Riches and honors are the things people desire; but if one obtains them by not following the Way, then one will not be able to hold them. Poverty and low position in society are the things that people…"

"The gentleman understands integrity; the petty person knows about profit."

"Humanity is more important for people than water or fire. I have seen people walk through water and fire and die. I have never seen someone tread the path of humanity and perish."

"It is man that can make the Way great, and not the Way that can make man great."

"The superior man is satisfied with himself; the inferior man seeks to please others."