There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth, lust. When he is strong, quarrelsomeness. When he is old, covetousness.

The superior man... does not set his mind either for anything, or against anything; what is right he will follow.

Things that are done, it is needless to speak about. Things that are past, it is needless to blame.

The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with great concerns, but he…