Things that are done, it is needless to speak about. Things that are past, it is needless to blame.

There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth, lust. When he is strong, quarrelsomeness. When he is old, covetousness.

To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue: gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

The superior man... does not set his mind either for anything, or against anything; what is right he will follow.