People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.

He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.

By exhaustively examining one's own mind,one may understand his nature.One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.

The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.

To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.

The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.

When the men of antiquity realized their wishes, benefits were conferred by them on the people. If they did not realize their wishes, they cultivated their personal character, and became illustrious in the world. If poor, they attended to their own virtue in solitude; if advanced to dignity, they made the whole empire virtuous as well.