1. To love is to know their faults; to hate is to know their virtues. (Book of Rites)
2. Uncut jade cannot become a vessel; an unlearned person cannot gain knowledge. (Book of Rites)
3. Through learning, one realizes their deficiencies; through teaching, one realizes their limitations. Knowing one's deficiencies allows for self-reflection; knowing one's limitations allows for self-strengthening. Thus, teaching and learning complement each other. (Book of Rites)
4. Harsh governance is more ferocious than a tiger. (Book of Rites)
5. Choose a place for burial where one does not fail to eat. (Book of Rites)
6. Benevolence is the foundation of righteousness. (Book of Rites)
7. Sincerity is the ultimate end of things; without sincerity, there is nothing. Therefore, the virtue of the gentleman lies in sincerity. (Book of Rites)
8. The way of civil and military affairs is a balance of tension and relaxation. (Book of Rites)
9. Flaws do not hide the jade; the jade does not hide the flaws. (Book of Rites)
10. One who lacks virtue cannot win people from afar. (Book of Rites)
11. The Great Way is for the world to be shared by all. (Book of Rites)
12. Plan your expenditures according to your income. (Book of Rites)
13. To speak but not to act is a shame for a gentleman. (Book of Rites)
14. To know shame is close to courage. (Book of Rites)
15. Those who wish to manifest virtue in the world must first govern their country; those who wish to govern their country must first regulate their family; those who wish to regulate their family must first cultivate themselves; those who wish to cultivate themselves must first rectify their hearts. (Book of Rites)
16. The way of civil and military affairs is a balance of tension and relaxation. (Book of Rites)
17. Learning through mere questioning is not enough to make one a teacher. (Book of Rites)
18. In all learning, a strict teacher is difficult to find. (Book of Rites)
19. One must be cautious in choosing a teacher. (Book of Rites)
20. Great virtue is not bound by office; the Great Way is not a mere tool; great sincerity is not bound by agreement. (Book of Rites)
21. Regular teaching leads to proper study; rest leads to personal study. (Book of Rites)
22. Teaching is to encourage goodness and correct faults. (Book of Rites)
23. To discuss poetry is not as good as hearing the voice; to hear the voice is not as good as observing. (Book of Rites)
24. Those with thin virtue have light ambitions. (Book of Rites)
25. Study extensively, inquire deeply, reflect carefully, distinguish clearly, and act earnestly. (Book of Rites)
26. A single song of the rainbow dress rises above a thousand peaks; the dance breaks through the primordial descent. (Book of Rites)
27. Ancient scholars were strict with their teachers, and only through strictness is the Way honored. (Book of Rites)
28. A good singer makes others continue the song; a good teacher makes others continue their aspiration. (Book of Rites)
29. In ancient times, governance meant prioritizing love for the people. (Book of Rites)
30. To establish a state, education must come first. (Book of Rites)
31. Preparation leads to success; lack of preparation leads to failure. (Book of Rites)
32. Do not treasure gold and jade, but treasure loyalty and sincerity. (Book of Rites)
33. A teacher teaches through deeds and illustrates through virtue. (Book of Rites)
34. Knowledge is attained by investigating things; after investigating things, one attains understanding; after understanding, one's intention becomes sincere; after sincerity, the heart becomes upright; after the heart is upright, the self is cultivated. (Book of Rites)
35. No one is more loving toward others than the benevolent. (Book of Rites)
36. When water is too clear, no fish live; when a person is too critical, no followers remain. (Book of Rites)
37. Courtesy involves reciprocity; failing to reciprocate is a breach of etiquette. (Book of Rites)
38. Learning reveals one's deficiencies. (Book of Rites)
39. If one person succeeds with one effort, another can succeed with ten; if one succeeds with ten, another can succeed with a thousand. If this path is followed, even the foolish will become wise, and the weak will become strong. (Book of Rites)
40. A gentleman does not boast of his deeds or vaunt his achievements. (Book of Rites)
41. It applies universally to all. (Book of Rites)
42. One cannot remain in a state of constant anxiety. (Book of Rites)
43. To promise much but deliver little causes resentment and disaster. (Book of Rites)