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.

Guide the people by law, subdue them by punishment; they may shun crime, but will be void of shame. Guide them by example, subdue them by courtesy; they will learn shame, and come to be good.

Leaving virtue without proper cultivation; not thoroughly discussing what is learned; not being able to move towards righteousness of which a knowledge is gained; and not being able to change what is not good: - these are the things which occasion me solicitude.

The failure to cultivate virtue, the failure to examine and analyze what I have learned, the inability to move toward righteousness after being shown the way, the inability to correct my faults-these are the causes of my grief.

Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.