To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

A gentleman takes as much trouble to discover what is right as the lesser men take to discover what will pay.

I have yet to meet a man as fond of high moral conduct as he is of outward appearances.

A man may not transgress the bounds of major morals, but may make errors in minor morals.

The real fault is to have faults and not amend them.

If one leads them with administrative measures and uses punishments to make them conform, the people will be evasive, but if one leads them with virtue, they will come up to expectations.

Having only coarse food to eat, plain water to drink, and a bent arm for a pillow, one can still find happiness therein.

If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success.

The superior man is quiet and calm, waiting for the appointments of heaven, while the mean man walks in dangerous paths, looking for lucky occurrences.

In your promises cleave to what is right, And you will be able to fulfill your word.