Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.
To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
Study as if you have not reached your goal - hold it as if you were afraid of losing what you have.
Excess weakens the spirits.
The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct.
The way of Heaven and Earth may be completely declared in one sentence: They are without any doubleness, and so they produce things in a manner that is unfathomable.