5.20 Ji Wen used to think thrice before acting. The Master hearing of it said, “Twice is quite enough.”
5.11 The Master said, “I have never yet seen a man who was truly steadfast.”
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?”
4.23 The Master said, “Those who err on the side of strictness are few indeed!”
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.”
4.19 The Master said, “While father and mother are alive, a good son does not wander far afield; or if he does so, goes only where he has said he was going.”