It is the obligation of the ruler to continually renew himself in order to renew the people by his example.
Don't worry about being acknowledged by others; worry about failing to acknowledge them.
Silence is the true friend that never betrays.
Give a man a fish, feed home for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed for a lifetime.
Among us, in our part of the country, those who are upright are different from this. The father conceals the misconduct of the son, and the son conceals the misconduct of the father. Uprightness is to be found in this.
If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?