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

Never seek illicit wealth.

Not feeling compassion for a stranger is like not feeling when one's foot has caught fire

To know and not do, is to not yet know.

Remember even when alone, that the divine is everywhere.

Love others as you would love yourself, judge others as you would judge yourself, cherish others as you would cherish yourself. When you wish for others as you wish for yourself and when you protect others as you would protect yourself, that's when you can say it's true love.

Respect the gods, but have as little to do with them as possible.