Every ruler has its short, and every inch its long; every object has its deficiencies, and every wisdom its limitations; every number has its inadequacy, and every spirit its boundaries.
Blame others with your heart, but forgive them with your heart.
In solitude, reflect on your own faults; in idle talk, avoid discussing the faults of others.
To blame others while not blaming oneself is to be a hypocritical sage.
Do not let joy lead to sin, nor anger lead to harming the innocent.
A gentleman is calm but not arrogant, whereas a petty person is arrogant but not calm.
To establish oneself, one must help others; to achieve oneself, one must help others.
When in seclusion, think of the distance; when in safety, think of the danger.
No one is without faults; be willing to tolerate their corrections.
To fail to correct a mistake is the real mistake.
Those who cannot love anyone, in my view, cannot be loved by anyone.
One should not only expose others' past mistakes without respecting who they are today.
Trusting everyone or trusting no one is equally wrong.
He who knows of danger but remains silent is an enemy.
Everyone can benefit from being known.
A great judge should not deceive the horse; a gentleman should not deceive people.
To a wise person, advice is superfluous; to a fool, it is insufficient.
Do not view everything with distrust, but be cautious and firm.
One may not live without bad neighbors, nor without bad friends, but one can remain virtuous to gain from both.
Ambitious and restless people often get along with gentle and shy people; the former seeks peace through contrast, while the latter seeks protection for their weakness.
When luck is with a person, friends gather like clouds; when misfortune strikes, cobwebs hang at the door.
What is "great conduct"? It is "ordinary conduct." What is a "great man"? He is "cautious." How to "reach high"? Through "learning from below." How to "reach far"? Through "thinking of the near."
Intelligence used for the right path is even better, and brings greater success; intelligence used for the wrong path is even more disastrous, and serves only to facilitate evil.
It is better to correct one's own faults than to criticize others; it is better to overcome one's own flaws than to highlight others' mistakes.
The wise should guard against excessive foresight; the strong should guard against excessive violence; the gentle should guard against indecision.
Expand your heart to contain the world; empty your heart to receive the world's goodness; calm your heart to discuss the world's affairs; quiet your heart to observe the world's principles; steady your heart to respond to the world's changes.
If one only reflects upon oneself, there is nothing in the world that cannot be resolved.
He who slanders others loses his integrity; he who praises others excessively loses the truth; such is the way of the sycophant.
It is easy to know one's fault, but difficult to change it; it is easy to speak well, but difficult to act well.
Water that is too clear has no fish; a person who is too critical has no followers. Like fine jade hiding its flaws, rivers and lakes accept silt.
