It Is Not The Failure Of Others

The Superior Man Is Satisfied And Composed; The Mean Man Is Always Full Of Distress.

Look Not At What Is Contrary To Propriety; Listen Not To What Is Contrary To Propriety; Speak Not What Is Contrary To Propriety; Make No Movement Which Is Contrary To Propriety.

A Superior Man May Be Made To Go To The Well, But He Cannot Be Made To Go Down Into It. He May Be Imposed Upon, But He Cannot Be Fooled.

For Benefits Return Benefits; For Injuries Return Justice Without Any Admixture Of Revenge.

At Seventy, I Could Follow The Dictates Of My Own Heart; For What I Desired No Longer Overstepped The Boundaries Of Right.