A workman who wants to do his work well must first prepare his tools.

In vain I have looked for a single man capable of seeing his own faults and bringing the charge home against himself.

Justice is like the north star, which is fixed, and all the rest revolve about it.

To know your faults and be able to change is the greatest virtue.

While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits of the dead...While you do not know life, how can you know about death

If proper in their own conduct, what difficulty would they have in governing? But if not able to be proper in their own conduct, how can they demand such conduct from others?

A man should demand much from himself, but little from others. When you meet a man of worth, think how you may attain to his excellence. When you meet an unworthy one, then look within and examine yourself.