The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is heard to speak, his language is firm and decided.

If a man be under the influence of anger his conduct will not be correct.

If you don't know how to serve men, why worry about serving the gods?

If you would one day renovate yourself, do so from day to day.

If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere - although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has.

A good man does not make a warrior, just as good steel does not go for nails.

In language clarity is everything.