You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.
读书学习的人要像闺中少女一样小心谨慎对待别人。做官之后如同过了门的媳妇,要使百姓能各有所养。年老辞官后如同慈祥的老太婆,要担负起教育后人的责任。
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.