If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. Those who live in this country, serve its officials as wise people, and make friends with its scholars as benevolent people.

A scholar who aspires to the Tao but is ashamed of those who wear bad clothes and eat badly is not worthy of discussion.

If you are rich and can be sought after, even if you are a whip-wielding man, I will do it. If you can't ask for it, do as I like.

A man with lofty ideals and benevolence will not harm his benevolence by seeking life, but will kill himself to fulfill his benevolence.

He who behaves in his own way is shameless and can be used in all directions without dishonoring the emperor's orders. He can be called a scholar.

It is not enough to be a scholar just because you are a scholar!

Those who have been apart for three days should treat each other with admiration

The wind is rustling and the water is cold. A strong man will never come back once he is gone

A man dies for his confidant, and a woman dies for her confidant. A scholar may be killed but not humiliated

A scholar may die for a confidant