In The Book Of Poetry There Are

Friendship With The Upright, With The Truthful And With The Well Informed Is Beneficial. Friendship With Those Who Flatter, With Those Who Are Meek And Who Compromise With Principles, And With Those Who Talk Cleverly Is Harmful.

If What One Has To Say Is Not Better Than Silence, Then One Should Keep Silent.

To Practice Five Things Under All Circumstances Constitutes Perfect Virtue; These Five Are Gravity, Generosity Of Soul, Sincerity, Earnestness, And Kindness.

If The Gentleman Is Not Serious, He Will Not Be Respected, And His Learning Will Not Be On A Firm Foundation. He Considers Loyalty And Faithfulness To Be Fundamental, Has No Friends Who Are Not Like Him, And When He Has Made Mistakes, He Is Not Afraid Of Correcting Them.

In The Book Of Poetry There Are Three Hundred Poems, But The Meaning Of All Of Them May Be Put In A Single Sentence: Have No Debasing Thoughts.