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.

Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness and yet live, his escape from death is mere good fortune.

The wise man admires water, the kind man admires mountains. The wise man moves, the kind man rests. The wise man is happy, the kind man is firm.

If a man is respectful he will not be treated with insolence. If he is tolerant he will win the multitude. If he is trustworthy in word his fellow men will entrust him with responsibility. If he is quick he will achieve results.

The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does.

A knight whose heart is set upon the Way, but who is ashamed of wearing shabby clothes and eating coarse food, is not worth calling into counsel.