"The Master said, [...] "Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles." [...] "Have no friends not equal to you…"

"To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage."

"When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn i…"

"When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers. I will select their good qualities and follow th…"

"The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar."

"The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions."

"I cannot help dancing with joy to hear that the doctrines of our sages have now become available to [people of] the W…"

"James Legge had a rare largeness and simplicity of nature, and was distinguished by the dignity which never fails to …"

"Dr. Legge, from his raw literary training when he began his work, and the utter want of critical insight and literary…"

"One habit he maintained almost to his death, a habit which was the cause of no little astonishment among his friends.…"