“Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.”
“I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.”
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
“I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.”
“I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being.”
“I will not be concerned at other men’s not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of ability.”
“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.”
“If some years were added to my life, I would give fifty to the study of the Yi, and then I might come to be without great faults.”
“If we don’t know life, how can we know death?”
“If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?”