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The Analects – Chapter 15.23
The Master said, “The noble person does not promote someone solely on the basis of his words, nor does he reject someone’s words solely because of who he is.”
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The Analects – Chapter 15.21
The Master said, “The noble person seeks from himself; the petty person seeks from others.”
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The Analects – Chapter 15.20
The Master said, “The noble person worries that after his death, his name will not be commensurate with his virtue – that he will not be remembered worthily.”
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The Analects – Chapter 15.19
The Master said, “The noble person worries about his own lack of ability, not about others’ failure to recognize him.”
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The Analects – Chapter 15.18
The Master said, “The noble person takes righteousness as his substance, practices it through ritual propriety, expresses it with humility, and completes it through trustworthiness. Truly a noble person!”