The man of noble mind seeks to achieve the good in others and not their evil. The little-minded man is the reverse of this.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

The contrived language and the flattering attitude rarely come with the virtue.

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.

Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. To see it a person only needs to imagine how it could be worse.

But if you do not have the Tao yourself, what business have you spending your time in vain efforts to bring corrupt politicians into the right path?

If your desire is for good, the people will be good.