"Respect yourself and others will respect you."

"The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease."

"The Master said, 'A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present? If he reach the age of forty or fifty, and has made no name for himself, then…"

"When you see a good man, try to emulate his example, and when you see a bad man, search yourself for his faults."

"The superior man is watchful over himself when alone."