"The Master said, “The gentleman understands what..." - Quote by Confucius

“Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.”

“A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.”

“I have not seen one who loves virtue as he loves beauty.”

“Hast thou virtue? acquire also the graces and beauties of virtue.”

“Foolish, whenever you take the meanness and formality of that thing you do, instead of converting it into the obedient spiracle ofyour character and aims.”

“I have known many meat eaters to be far more nonviolent than vegetarians.”

“If you will think about what you ought to do for other people, your character will take care of itself. Character is a by-product, and any man who devotes himself to its cultivation in his own case will become a selfish prig.”

“It becomes the moralist, too, to inquire what man might do to improve and beautify the system; what to make the stars shine more brightly, the sun more cheery and joyous, the moon more placid and content.”

“A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.”