When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.
It is better to live in peace than in bitterness and strife
He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.
Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar.
Eat at your own as you would the table of a king.
When a man comes to me, I accept him at his best, not at his worst. Why make so much ado? When a man washes his hands before paying a visit, and you receive him in that clean state, you do not thereby stand surety for his always having been clean in the past.