Famous aphorisms about being strict with oneself and being lenient towards others:

1. Speaking without knowing is unwise; knowing but not speaking is unfaithful. ——"Han Feizi: First Meeting with Qin"

It is unwise to talk about things you don't know. It is disloyal to deliberately not tell something you know.

2. Don’t be tempted by praise and don’t be afraid of slander. ——"Xunzi·Fei Twelve Sons".

Don’t be tempted by false reputations, nor be frightened by slander.

3. Eyes are shorter than self-seeing, so use a mirror to observe the face; knowledge is shorter than self-knowledge, so use the Tao to correct yourself. ——"Han Feizi·Guan Xing"

People cannot see their own faces, so they need to use mirrors to see themselves. People's wisdom cannot recognize themselves, so they must use laws to strictly demand themselves.

4. Even if you have heard that you have been called yourself, why should you never do it again? ——Meng Jiao of the Tang Dynasty, "A Journey to Xiangyuan and Huai Lingjun"

If you can listen to criticism, you can reflect on it in time. What mistakes can't be corrected?

5. The wise man builds peace out of danger, and the wise man corrects his mistakes and becomes virtuous. ——Lu Zhi of the Tang Dynasty, "Fengtian asked Qionglin to leave Qionglin, and there was a huge surplus in the two treasuries"

A wise person can turn danger into safety; a wise person can develop good character by correcting his mistakes.

6. A gentleman seeks everything from himself, while a villain seeks everything from others. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Wei Linggong"

A gentleman will be strict with himself, while a villain will be strict with others. The correct attitude is to be strict with oneself and to be lenient towards others.

7. Be strict with yourself and be lenient with others. ——Zhou Enlai "Unite the broad masses of the people to move forward together".

You should be strict with yourself and be generous to others.

8. Anyone who is not mine is my teacher; anyone who is mine is my friend; anyone who flatters me is my thief. ——"Xunzi · Self-cultivation".

This sentence means that you must distinguish between a gentleman and a villain, identify good and bad, be strict with yourself, and establish upright and appropriate interpersonal relationships with others

9. If the top is not right, the bottom will be uneven. . ——Yang Quan's "Theory of Physics" in Jin Dynasty.

If a person in a superior position behaves inappropriately, a person in a lower position will make many mistakes. Leaders should be strict with themselves and lead by example.

10. We should endure hardship and humiliation to ourselves, but not to others. ——Ming Hong Yingming's "Cai Gen Tan"

When you encounter difficulties and humiliation, you should endure them as much as possible, and when others encounter difficulties and humiliation, you should help them. If we can blame ourselves with a heart that is responsible for others, we will reduce many of our mistakes; forgive others with a heart that forgives ourselves, and we can maintain good relationships among people.