The More You Know Yourself, The More

If The Gentleman Is Not Serious, He Will Not Be Respected, And His Learning Will Not Be On A Firm Foundation. He Considers Loyalty And Faithfulness To Be Fundamental, Has No Friends Who Are Not Like Him, And When He Has Made Mistakes, He Is Not Afraid Of Correcting Them.

Humankind Differs From The Animals Only By A Little And Most People Throw That Away.

Not To Converse With A Man Worthy Of Conversation Is To Waste The Man. To Converse With A Man Not Worthy Of Conversation Is To Waste Words. The Wise Waste Neither Men Nor Words.

The Gentleman Calls Attention To The Good Points In Others; He Does Not Call Attention To Their Defects. The Small Man Does Just The Reverse Of This.

The Commander Of The Forces Of A Large State May Be Carried Off, But The Will Of Even A Common Man Cannot Be Taken From Him.