- One may try to see from the point of view of another as well as from one's own, and so give freedom of thought to everybody because one demands it oneself.
- One may try to appreciate what is good in another, and overlook what one considers bad.
- If somebody behaves selfishly towards one, one may take it naturally, because it is human nature to be selfish, and so one is not disappointed; but if one appears oneself to be selfish, one should take oneself to task and try to improve.
- There is not anything one should not be ready to tolerate, and there is nobody whom one should not forgive.
- Never doubt those whom you trust; never hate those whom you love.
- Never cast down those whom you once raise in your estimation.
- Wish to make friends with everyone you meet; make an effort to gain the friendship of those you find difficult; become indifferent to them only if you cannot succeed in your effort.
- If anyone causes harm, one should try to think it is because one has deserved it in some way, or else it is that the one who harms knows no better.
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