1. A gentleman must first rectify himself before rectifying others. How can he rectify others if he is not righteous himself?
Author: Confucius ? Source: "Zilu Pian"
Translation: If you can really correct your own behavior, what difficulty is there in being a politician? If you cannot correct your own behavior, how can you correct others' behavior?
2. I will examine myself three times in a day - am I being unfaithful to others? Make friends but don’t believe it? Are you not used to it?
Author: Zeng Zi Source: "The Analects·Xueer"
Translation: I reflect on myself many times every day: Have I done my best when doing things for others? Is there integrity in dealing with friends? Have you reviewed the knowledge taught by the teacher on time?
3. If you want to judge others, you must first judge yourself. If you make mistakes by others, you must first examine them yourself.
Author: Mencius ?Source: "Human Lun"
Translation: If you want to talk about other people's things, think about your own problems first. If you want to hold others accountable for their mistakes, first ask yourself if you are at fault.
4. Righteous others first.
Author: Wang Shuo Source: "Forever Lost My Love"
Translation: If you want to correct others, you must first correct yourself.
5. Before you mention others’ faults, you should mention your own faults first.
Author: Wang Zhong ? Source: "On"
Translation: Before you talk about other people's things, you have already done something wrong.