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• Above fire; below, the lake: The image of Opposition.
  Thus amid all fellowship The superior man retains his individuality....
• Never trust a man who is Dr. Jekyll to those above him and Mr.
  Hyde to those below him. -- Charles Browe...
• 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.
• Thunder in heaven above: The image of The Power of the Great.
  Thus the superior man does not tread upon paths That do not accord with established order....
• Within the earth, a mountain: The image of Modesty.
  Thus the superior man reduces that which is too much, And augments that which is too little....
• Splitting Apart. It does not further one to go anywhere.
• Snobbery is the pride of those who are not sure of their position.
• A lake on the mountain: The image of Influence. Thus the superior man encourages people to approach him By his readiness to receive them.
• At the foot of the mountain, thunder: The image of Providing Nourishment.
  Thus the superior man is careful of his words And temperate in eating and drinking....