In The Book Of Poetry There Are

Earnest In Practicing The Ordinary Virtues, And Careful In Speaking About Them, If, In His Practice, He Has Anything Defective, The Superior Man Dares Not But Exert Himself; And If, In His Words, He Has Any Excess, He Dares Not Allow Himself Such License.

Do Not Answer The Person Whose Questions Are Vile. Do Not Question A Person Whose Answers Are Vile.

The Way Is Not For, But From, Man; If We Take The Way As Something Superhuman, Beyond Man, This Is Not The Real Way.

The Superior Man Undergoes Three Changes. Looked At From A Distance, He Appears Stern; When Approached, He Is Mild; When He Is Heard To Speak, His Language Is Firm And Decided.

A Gentleman Is Calm And Spacious: The Vulgar Are Always Fretting.