The Firm, The Enduring, The Simple, And

The Master Said, At Fifteen I Set My Heart Upon Learning. At Thirty, I Had Planted My Feet Firm Upon The Ground. At Forty, I No Longer Suffered From Perplexities. At Fifty, I Knew What Were The Biddings Of Heaven. At Sixty, I Heard Them With Docile Ear. At Seventy, I Could Follow The Dictates Of My Own Heart; For What I Desired No Longer Overstepped The Boundaries Of Righ.

To Learn Without Thinking Is Labour In Vain, To Think Without Learning Is Desolation.

The Virtuous Will Be Sure To Speak Uprightly; But Those Whose Speech Is Upright May Not Be Virtuous.

The Demands That A Great Man Makes Are On Himself; Those Of A Petty Man Are Upon Others.

The Gentleman Holds Justice To Be Of Highest Importance. If A Gentleman Has Courage But Neglects Justice, He Becomes Insurgent. If An Inferior Man Has Courage But Neglects Justice, He Becomes A Thief.