It is only the benevolent man who is capable of liking or disliking other men.

It is the law of nature that woman should be held under the dominance of man.

Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.

Learning has no boundaries.

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

Let mourning stop when one’s grief is fully expressed.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Man is born with uprightness. If one loses it he will be lucky if he escapes with his life.

Men of principle are sure to be bold, but those who are bold may not always be men of principle.

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.