To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.
The superior man is universally minded and no partisan. The inferior man is a partisan and not universal.
Ceremonies are the first thing to be attended to in the practice of government.
The superior man is easy to serve, but difficult to please ... The inferior man is difficult to serve, but easy to please.
Excess weakens the spirits.
The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease.