Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn..

The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound..

The nature of man is evil; what is good in him is artificial..

Misery is evil; quarreling, a misfortune. There is only one possibility of avoiding both: a clear division of society. [Otherwise] the strong tyranni….

Man's nature is evil; goodness is the result of conscious activity..

If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest..

Pride and excess bring disaster for man..

The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere..

The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to h….

Men of all social stations live together: they are equal in their desires, yet vary in their methods; they are equal in their passions, yet different….

The noble person uses things; the lesser man is used by things..

Not having heard something is not as good as having heard it; having heard it is not as good as having seen it; having seen it is not as good as know….

If you wish to see the thousand years, look at today; if you wish to understand the millionfold, then look at the one or the two..

The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power..

A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to violence and crime, and any sense of loyalty and good….

Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity..

Those whose character is mean and vicious will rouse others to animosity against them..

Since the nature of people is bad, to become corrected they must be taught by teachers and to be orderly they must acquire ritual and moral principle….

Music is a fantastic peacekeeper of the world, it is integral to harmony, and it is a required fundamental of human emotion..

When people lack teachers, their tendencies are not corrected; when they do not have ritual and moral principles, then their lawlessness is not contr….

I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study..