Be Strict With Yourself But Least Reproachful

When A Nation Or Family Is About To Flourish, There Are Sure To Be Happy Omens; And When It Is About To Perish, There Are Sure To Be Unlucky Omens.

If The People Be Led By Laws, And Uniformity Sought To Be Given Them By Punishments, They Will Try To Avoid The Punishment, But Have No Sense Of Shame.

Ignorance Is The Night Of The Mind, But A Night Without Moon Or Star.

If Names Are Not Correct, Then Language Is Not In Accord With The Truth Of Things. If Language Is Not In Accord With The Truth Of Things, Then Affairs Cannot Be Carried Out Successfully.

A True Gentleman Makes Demands Upon Himself But Not Upon Others.