If you reflect within yourself and find nothing to be ashamed of, how could you have anxiety or fear.
A true gentleman makes demands upon himself but not upon others.
A hammer shatters glass but it also forges steel.
The ideal teacher guides his students but does not pull them along; he urges them to go forward and does not suppress them; he opens the way but does not take them to the place.
Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?
To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude.