If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.
Do not judge others; judge your own motives relentlessly.
Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone.
When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he turns round and seeks for the cause of his failure in himself.
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