When Music And Courtesy Are Better Understood

When The Multitude Detests A Man, Inquiry Is Necessary; When The Multitude Likes A Man, Inquiry Is Equally Necessary.

The Superior Man Does What Is Proper To The Station In Which He Is; He Does Not Desire To Go Beyond This. In A Position Of Wealth And Honor, He Does What Is Proper To A Position Of Wealth And Honor. In A Poor And Low Position, He Does What Is Proper To A Poor And Low Position.

Some Are Born With Knowledge, Some Derive It From Study, And Some Acquire It Only After A Painful Realization Of Their Ignorance. But The Knowledge Being Possessed, It Comes To The Same Thing. Some Study With A Natural Ease, Some From A Desire For Advantages, And Some By Strenuous Effort. But The Achievement Being Made, It Comes To The Same Thing.

There Are Cases In Which The Blade Springs, But The Plant Does Not Go On To Flower. There Are Cases Where It Flowers, But No Fruit Is Subsequently Produced.

A True Gentleman Makes Demands Upon Himself But Not Upon Others.