The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him.

If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction.

I once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance, but I found that I could see much farther by climbing to a high place.

Pride and excess bring disaster for man.

The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound.

If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others.

Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same.