Thus, that one can find no place to walk through the breadth of the earth is not because the earth is not tranquil but because the danger to every step of the traveler lies generally with words.
Human nature is what Heaven supplies.
There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men.
The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound.
If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others.
Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
