When strict with oneself, one rarely fails.

I was complaining that I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet.

Excess and deficiency are equally at fault.

Of course you want to be rich and famous. It's natural. Wealth and fame are what every man desires. The question is: What are you willing to trade for it?

A hammer shatters glass but it also forges steel.

Let mourning stop when one's grief is fully expressed.

The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters.