Mencius said: “Those who are morally balanced (keep the golden mean) should nurture those who are not; those who are talented should cultivate those who lack talent.That’s why people are glad to have virtuous fathers and elder brothers.”
7.18 The occasions upon which the Master used correct pronunciation were when reciting the Songs or the Books and when practicing ritual acts. At all such times he used the correct pronunciation.
7.7 The Master said, “From the very poorest upwards – beginning even with the man who could bring no better present than a bundle of dried flesh – none has ever come to me without receiving instruction.”