Virtue is the strong stem of man's nature, and music is the blossoming of virtue.

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without

To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.