The famous aphorisms for being strict with oneself are as follows:

1. Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement.

2. Be strict with yourself and be lenient towards others.

3. Be generous to oneself but not responsible for others.

4. Don’t bully yourself internally and don’t bully others externally.

5. Require yourself to be as strict as the autumn wind and treat others as warm as spring.

6. If you touch others with sincerity, people will respond with sincerity. ——Cheng Yi

7. It doesn’t matter how others evaluate yourself. The most important thing is to look at your own shortcomings.

8. Be generous to others and make promises to yourself; be generous to yourself and generous to others.

9. Without honesty, there is no dignity. ——Cicero

10. Sincerity is an openness of the soul. ——La Rochefoucauld

11. No one is a sage, and no one can have faults; if there are faults, correct them; if there are faults, correct them; if not, encourage them.

12. Integrity is the foundation of people. ——Lu Xun

13. Life cannot bloom brilliant flowers from lies. ——Heine

14. If a person breaks his promise, his reputation will be ruined. ——Liu Xiang

15. A person often checks his own mistakes before he can correct them; only when he feels confused and blocked can he work hard and create.

16. If you ask others to be detailed and strict, it will make people feel that it is too difficult to learn well; if you ask too little of yourself, it will hinder progress.

17. Hypocritical sincerity is more terrifying than the devil. ——Tagore

18. The misfortunes in life are those who don’t know how to review their own mistakes and don’t know how to be ashamed.

19. Credit at work is the best wealth. Young people without credit accumulation will inevitably become losers. ——Daisaku Ikeda

20. Those who have passed the test cannot do anything that the sages cannot do. If you think you have no faults, your faults will be great; if you think you have faults, your faults will be few.