Begin with another's to end with your own.
He who puts off nothing till tomorrow has done a great deal.
The truth is generally seen, rarely heard.
Be first the master of yourself
It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice.
The sage never seems to know his own merits, for only by not noticing them can you call others' attention to them.