Cultivate the root; the leaves and branches will take care of themselves.
When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self.
A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.
Man shoot at nothing, sure to hit it.
Do not treat others as you yourself would not be treated.
When a man comes to me, I accept him at his best, not at his worst. Why make so much ado? When a man washes his hands before paying a visit, and you receive him in that clean state, you do not thereby stand surety for his always having been clean in the past.