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.

Good people strengthen themselves ceaselessly

If a man has no humaneness what can his propriety be like? If a man has no humaneness what can his happiness be like?

Among the appliances to transform the people, sound and appearances are but trivial influences.

When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self.

He who fails to prepare, prepares to fail

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.