Never Seek Illicit Wealth.

There Is Good Government When Those Who Are Near Are Made Happy, And When Those Who Are Afar Are Attracted.

But If You Do Not Have The Tao Yourself, What Business Have You Spending Your Time In Vain Efforts To Bring Corrupt Politicians Into The Right Path?

In Ancient Times, Those Who Wished To Illuminate The World With Virtue First Brought Order To Their Nations. Wishing To Order Well Their Nations, They First Harmonized Their Families. Wishing To Harmonize Their Families, They First Cultivated Themselves. Wishing To Cultivate Themselves, They First Rectified Their Minds. Those Who Wished To Rectify Their Minds First Made Their Intentions Sincere.

The Demands That Good People Make Are Upon Themselves; Those That Bad People Make Are Upon Others.

It's Only In Winter That The Pine And Cypress Are Known To Be Evergreens.