Good people strengthen themselves ceaselessly
If a man be under the influence of anger his conduct will not be correct.
Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.
A true gentleman makes demands upon himself but not upon others.
Just as lavishness leads easily to presumption, so does frugality to meanness. But meanness is a far less serious fault than presumption.
The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.