A Gentleman Can Withstand Hardships;

A Knight Whose Heart Is Set Upon The Way, But Who Is Ashamed Of Wearing Shabby Clothes And Eating Coarse Food, Is Not Worth Calling Into Counsel.

To See What Is Right And Not To Do It Is Want Of Courage, Or Of Principle.

I Saw Some Piglets Suckling Their Dead Mother. After A Short While They Shuddered And Went Away. They Had Sensed That She Could No Longer See Them And That She Wasn't Like Them Any More. What They Loved In Their Mother Wasn't Her Body, But Whatever It Was That Made Her Body Live.

Tzu Chang Asked Confucius About Jen. Confucius Said, "if You Can Practice These Five Things With All The People, You Can Be Called Jen." Tzu Chang Asked What They Were. Confucius Said, "courtesy, Generosity, Honesty, Persistence, And Kindness. If You Are Courteous, You Will Not Be Disrespected; If You Are Generous, You Will Gain Everything. If You Are Honest, People Will Rely On You. If You Are Persistent You Will Get Results. If You Are Kind, You Can Employ People.

I Do Not Enlighten Those Who Are Not Eager To Learn, Nor Arouse Those Who Are Not Anxious To Give An Explanation Themselves. If I Have Presented One Corner Of The Square And They Cannot Come Back To Me With The Other Three, I Should Not Go Over The Points Again.