Clever talk, ingratiating looks, fawning reverence: Tso-ch’iu Ming found that shameful, and so do I. Friendly while harboring resentment: Tso-ch’iu Ming found that shameful, too, and so do I.

To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.

What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?

When the wind blows, the grass bends.

The wise never doubt. The Humane never worry. The brave never fear.

One who never anticipates deceit or expects duplicity, and yet is the first to recognize such things – is that not a sage indeed?

I am not one who was born with great wisdom. I love the ancients and diligently seek wisdom among them.

Am I a man of great wisdom? Hardly! Even when a simple person brings me a question, my mind goes utterly blank, I just thrash it out until I’ve exhausted every possibility.

Humans had built a world inside the world, which reflected it in pretty much the same way as a drop of water reflected the landscape. And yet ... and y

If you are a pastor there is no way you can lose faith without losing face, you are considered the devil incarnate by your former congregation

My brother never had me to dinner in his life.

We're looking for answers in a landfill instead of looking to people who bring the light.

A writer falls in love with an idea and gets carried away.

This book, when I am dead, will be A little faint perfume of me. People who knew me well will say, She really used to think that way.

[Professional engineers] must for years abandon their white collars except for Sunday.

Hope sings when all melodies are gone.

No person [should] walk out into the world to begin the day until he or she has stood beneath the cross to receive God’s love.

What are you up to now?" "I'm sill crazy. The rain feels good. I love to walk in it.