The demands that good people make are upon themselves; Those that bad people make are upon others.

Never hesitate to ask a lesser person.

The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.

That a man lives is because he is straight. That a man who dupes others survives is because he has been fortunate enough to be spared.

Return good for good; return evil with justice.

It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up.

Watch their actions, observe their motives, examine wherein they dwell content; won't you know what kind of person they are?