If A Man Is Not

How Great Is The Path Proper To The Sage! Like Overflowing Water, It Sends Forth And Nourishes All Things, And Rises Up To The Height Of Heaven. All-complete Is Its Greatness! It Embraces The Three Hundred Rules Of Ceremony, And The Three Thousand Rules Of Demeanor. It Waits For The Proper Man, And Then It Is Trodden. Hence It Is Said, 'only By Perfect Virtue Can The Perfect Path, In All Its Courses, Be Made A Fact.'

In A Country Well Governed, Poverty Is Something To Be Ashamed Of. In A Country Badly Governed, Wealth Is Something To Be Ashamed Of.

There Has Never Been A Man Mean And At The Same Time Virtuous.

The Superior Man Does Not Mind Being In Office; All He Minds About Is Whether He Has Qualities That Entitle Him To Office. He Does Not Mind Failing To Get Recognition; He Is Too Busy Doing The Things That Entitle Him To Recognition.

Big Head, Target For Enemy; Big Heart, Target For Friend.