By the ruler's cultivation of his own character there is set up the example of the course which all should pursue.

Look closely into his aims, observe the means by which he pursues them, discover what brings him content - and can the man's real worth remain hidden from you?

In vain I have looked for a single man capable of seeing his own faults and bringing the charge home against himself.

Straight-forwardness, without the rules of propriety, becomes rudeness.

Time flows away like the water in the river.

For benefits return benefits; for injuries return justice without any admixture of revenge.

Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established