By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.
If you lead the people with correctness, who will dare not be correct?
The superior man limits his achievements.
The proper man understands equity, the small man profits.
The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters.
A country of a thousand war-chariots cannot be administered unless the ruler attends strictly to business, punctually observes his promises, is economical in expenditure, loves the people, and uses the labor of the peasantry only at the proper times of year.