The Superior Man Does What

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.

Base Yourself In Loyalty And Trust. Don't Be Companion With Those Who Are Not Your Moral Equal. When You Make A Mistake, Don't Hesitate To Correct It.

Gravity Is Only The Bark Of Wisdom's Tree, But It Preserves It.

A Gentleman Considers What Is Right; The Vulgar Consider What Will Pay.

A Gentleman Is Ashamed To Let His Words Outrun His Deeds.