The superior man governs men, according to their nature, with what is proper to them, and as soon as they change what is wrong, he stops.

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.

Rate the task above the prize; will not the mind be raised? Fight thine own faults, not the faults of others; will not evil be mended?

Who expects to be able to go out of a house except by the door? How is it then that no one follows this Way of ours?

The main object of conciliation lies in reaching a solution to a case based upon morals and with a warm heart.

The archer who misses his mark does not blame the target. He stops, corrects himself and shoots again.

A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders.