The Superior Man Is Satisfied And Composed;

Rotten Wood Cannot Be Carved.

If I Do Not Participate In The Sacrifice, It Is As If I Did Not Sacrifice At All.

Man Is Born For Uprightness. If A Man Lose His Uprightness And Yet Live, His Escape From Death Is Mere Good Fortune.

Sir, In Carrying On Your Government, Why Should You Use Killing At All? Let Your Evinced Desires Be For What Is Good, And The People Will Be Good. The Relation Between Superiors And Inferiors Is Like That Between The Wind And The Grass. The Grass Must Bend, When The Wind Blows Across It.

Chi Wen Tzu Always Thought Three Times Before Taking Action. Twice Would Have Been Quite Enough.