Without a heart of compassion, you are not a human being; without a heart of shame and disgust, you are not a human being; without a heart of resignation, you are not a human being; without a heart of right and wrong, you are not a human being. Compassion is the essence of benevolence. The heart of shame is the root of righteousness. The heart of resignation is the basis of etiquette. The mind of right and wrong is the root of wisdom. Human beings have four ends, just as they have four bodies.

A great man is one who has not lost his innocent heart. The benevolent are invincible.

As for animals, a gentleman cannot bear to see them alive when he sees them alive; he cannot bear to eat their flesh when he hears their sounds. Therefore, a gentleman is far away from the kitchen.

When I am old, I am in harmony with others; when I am young, I am in harmony with others. The world can be transported in the palm of your hand.

Those who enjoy the happiness of the people will also enjoy the happiness of the people; those who care about the worries of the people will also worry about the worries of the people. He is happy with the world and worried about the world. However, there is no one who is not a king.

Keep your ambition and don’t be angry.

I know words and I am good at cultivating my awe-inspiring spirit.

Being tireless in learning is wisdom; being tireless in teaching is benevolence. Benevolent and wise, the Master is a sage.

Government leads to advancement, chaos leads to retreat. The weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people.

A gentleman will not spare his relatives for the sake of the world.

A gentleman does not complain about heaven or others.

That moment is the same as this moment.

If I want to rule the world peacefully, in today’s world, who else can I do? Why should I not hesitate?

In life, things should be done with propriety; in death, burial should be done with propriety, and sacrifices should be done with propriety, which can be called filial piety.

There must be good people at the top, but bad people at the bottom. The virtue of a gentleman is like the wind, and the virtue of a villain is like the grass.

Civil matters cannot be postponed.

Therefore it is said: Either you work your mind, or you work your strength; those who work their minds govern people, and those who work hard govern others; those who govern others eat people, and those who govern others eat others. This is the universal meaning of the world.

Father and son are related, monarch and ministers are righteous, husband and wife are different, elders and children are related, and friends are trustworthy.

To live in the broadest place in the world, to establish the right position in the world, to walk on the great road of the world; to achieve the ambition, follow it with the people; if not to achieve the ambition, follow the path alone. Riches and honors cannot lead to sexual immorality, poverty and lowliness cannot change, and power and authority cannot bend. This is called a true man.

It is not okay to eat without having anything to do.

If the emperor is unkind, he will not protect the world; if the princes are unkind, he will not protect the country; if the ministers and officials are unkind, they will not protect the ancestral temple; if the scholars and common people are unkind, they will not protect the four bodies.

Those who abuse themselves cannot be talked to; those who give up on themselves cannot be talked to.

The road is near but you can find things that are far away; things are easy but you can find things that are difficult.

Those who love others will always be loved by others; those who respect others will always be respected by others.

There is no other way to learn, just ask for peace of mind.

Be born in sorrow and die in happiness.

People cannot be shameless.

If you are poor, you can benefit yourself; if you are prosperous, you can help the world.

A gentleman has three kinds of happiness: having parents and brothers living together without any reason is the first kind of happiness; looking up to the sky and not being ashamed of heaven, being bowed and not being sullen is the second kind of happiness. Obtaining the world's talents and educating them are the three pleasures.

There was no righteous war in the Spring and Autumn Period.

It is better to have no book at all than to believe in it.

The people are the most important, the country is the second most important, and the king is the least important.

The sage uses his enlightenment to make others enlighten, but now he uses his dimness to make others enlighten.

Life is what I want, and righteousness is what I want. You cannot have both, and you have to sacrifice your life for righteousness.