We Take Greater Pains To Persuade Others

To Know, Is To Know That You Know Nothing. That Is The Meaning Of True Knowledge. When You Say Something, Say What You Know. When You Don't Know Something, Say You Don't Know. That Is Knowledge.

To Be Wealthy And Honored In An Unjust Society Is A Disgrace.

If A Man Be Under The Influence Of Anger His Conduct Will Not Be Correct.

In Speaking, It Is Best To Be Clear And Say Just Enough To Convey The Meaning.

On Matters Beyond His Ken A Gentleman Speaks With Caution. If Names Are Not Right, Words Are Misused. When Words Are Misused, Affairs Go Wrong. When Affairs Go Wrong, Courtesy And Music Droop, Law And Justice Fail. And When Law And Justice Fail Them, A People Can Move Neither Hand Nor Foot. So A Gentleman Must Be Ready To Put Names In Speech, To Put Words Into Deeds. A Gentleman Is Nowise Careless Of Words.