Zigong asked about the gentleman. The Master said: 'He puts his words into action before allowing his words to follow.'

Confucius said: 'The gentleman is broad-minded and not partisan. The small-minded man is partisan and not broad-minded.'

Confucius said: 'If a man can recite the three hundred Odes but is incapable of performing an entrusted duty, what use is all his learning?'

Confucius said: 'Do not worry about being unrecognized. Worry about being worthy of recognition.'