"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…"

"If you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good."

"The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart. He who loses his child's heart is a small man."

"If a man can only put forth his strength, and cultivate his nature, he will become a sage."

"If a man cannot govern himself, how can he govern others?"