A Gentleman Does Not Promote A Man

Surely It Is The Maxim Of Loving-kindness: Do Not Unto Others That You Would Not Have Them Do Unto You.

At Fifteen, My Mind Was Bent On Learning. At Thirty, I Stood Firm. At Forty, I Had No Doubts. At Fifty, I Knew The Decrees Of Heaven. At Sixty, My Ear Was Receptive To Truth. At Seventy, I Could Follow My Heart's Desires Without Sin.

Faithfulness And Sincerity First Of All.

To Practice Five Things Under All Circumstances Constitutes Perfect Virtue; These Five Are Gravity, Generosity Of Soul, Sincerity, Earnestness, And Kindness.

To Know It Is Not As Good As To Love It, And To Love It Is Not As Good As To Take Delight In It.