In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he turns round and seeks for the cause of his failure in himself.

The Three Armies can be deprived of their commanding officer, but even a common man cannot be deprived of his purpose.

The great mountain must collapse, the mighty beam must break and the wise man wither like a plant.

In ancient times, those who wished to illuminate the world with virtue first brought order to their nations. Wishing to order well their nations, they first harmonized their families. Wishing to harmonize their families, they first cultivated themselves. Wishing to cultivate themselves, they first rectified their minds. Those who wished to rectify their minds first made their intentions sincere.

The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does.

The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.

Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone might be looking. Hear and you forget, see and you remember, do and you understand.