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

The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power.

If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest.

Human nature is what Heaven supplies.

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

Man's nature is evil; goodness is the result of conscious activity.

There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men.