The Superior Man Has A Dignified Ease

The Superior Man, Extensively Studying All Learning, And Keeping Himself Under The Restraint Of The Rules Of Propriety, May Thus Likewise Not Overstep What Is Right.

Excess Weakens The Spirits.

If Language Is Not Correct, Then What Is Said Is Not What Is Meant; If What Is Said Is Not What Is Meant, Then What Must Be Done Remains Undone; If This Remains Undone, Morals And Art Will Deteriorate; If Justice Goes Astray, The People Will Stand About In Helpless Confusion. Hence There Must Be No Arbitrariness In What Is Said. This Matters Above Everything.

If One Learns From Others, But Does Not Think, One Will Be Bewildered. If, On The Other Hand, One Thinks But Does Not Learn From Others, One Will Be In Peril.

Among Us, In Our Part Of The Country, Those Who Are Upright Are Different From This. The Father Conceals The Misconduct Of The Son, And The Son Conceals The Misconduct Of The Father. Uprightness Is To Be Found In This.