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• Thunder on the mountain: The image of Preponderance of the Small.
  Thus in his conduct the superior man gives preponderance to reverence....
• Wind and thunder: the image of Increase. Thus the superior ma
  If he sees good, he imitates it; If he has faults, he rids himself of them....
• The light has sunk into the earth: The image of Darkening of the Light.
  Thus does the superior man live with the great mass: He veils his light, yet still shines....
• Above fire; below, the lake: The image of Opposition.
  Thus amid all fellowship The superior man retains his individuality....
• The strongest man in the world is he who stands alone. -- Henrik Ibse
• The earth above the lake: The image of Approach. Thus the superior man is inexhaustible In his will to teach, And without limits In his tolerance and protection of the people.
• That which is bright rises twice: The image of Fire.
  Thus the great man, by perpetuating this brightness, Illumines the four quarters of the world....
• The lake has risen up to heaven: The image of Break-through.
  Thus the superior man Dispenses riches downward And refrains from resting on his virtue....
• A spring wells up at the foot of the mountain: The image of Youth.
  Thus the superior man fosters his character By thoroughness in all that he does....