If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it's OK. But you've got to shoot for something. A lot of people don't even shoot.
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
A true gentleman makes demands upon himself but not upon others.
It cannot be when the root is neglected that what springs from it will be well ordered.
Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
When the multitude detests a man, inquiry is necessary; when the multitude likes a man, inquiry is equally necessary.