I once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance, but I found that I could see much farther by climbing to a high place..

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….

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

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

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

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

Pride and excess bring disaster for man..

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..

If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement..

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

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….

One must remember equality, yet also be aware of difference, for if the people are allowed to act as it pleases them without coming up against disple….

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

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….

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

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

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..

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….

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

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