5.11 The Master said, “I have never yet seen a man who was truly steadfast.”
5.10 Zai Yu used to sleep during the day. The Master said, “Rotten wood cannot be carved, nor a wall of dried dung be trowelled. What use is there in my scolding him any more?”
5.9 The Master in discussing Zigong said to him, “Which do you yourself think is the better, you or Hui?”
5.5 Someone said, “Ran Yong is benevolent, but he is a poor talker.”
5.3 Of Zijian he said, “A gentleman indeed is such a one as he! If the land of Lu were indeed without gentlemen, how could he have learnt this?”
4.20 The Master said, “If for the whole three years of mourning a son manages to carry on the household exactly as in his father’s day, then he is a good son indeed.”
4.16 The Master said, “A gentleman takes as much trouble to discover what is right as lesser men take to discover what will pay.”
4.15 The Master said, “Shen! My Way (Dao) has one (thread) that runs right through it.”