Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar.

In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he turns round and seeks for the cause of his failure in himself.

Every house guest brings you happiness. Some when they arrive, and some when they are leaving

Tea tempers the spirits and harmonizes the mind, dispels lassitude and relieves fatigue, awakens thought and prevents drowsiness, lightens or refreshes the body, and clears the perceptive faculties.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly.

The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct.