If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity.

If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest.

If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction.

Those whose character is mean and vicious will rouse others to animosity against them.

When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something that is beneficial, he should reflect that sooner or later it, too, could come to involve harm.

A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to violence and crime, and any sense of loyalty and good faith will be abandoned.