The superior man is easy to serve, but difficult to please ... The inferior man is difficult to serve, but easy to please.
The object of the superior man is truth.
By gaining the people, the kingdom is gained; by losing the people, the kingdom is lost.
It is only the very wisest and the very stupidest who never change.
To learn and from time to time to apply what one has learned - isn't that a pleasure?
A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.