The Superior Man Sets His Person At

To Be Wealthy And Honored In An Unjust Society Is A Disgrace.

The Noble-minded Are Calm And Steady. Little People Are Forever Fussing And Fretting.

These Are The Four Abuses: Desire To Succeed In Order To Make Oneself Famous; Taking Credit For The Labors Of Others; Refusal To Correct One's Errors Despite Advice; Refusal To Change One's Ideas Despite Warnings.

Place Where Man Laughs, Sings, Picks Flowers, Chases Butterflies And Pets Birds, Makes Love With Maidens, And Plays With Children. Here He Spontaneously Reveals His Nature, The Base As Well As The Noble. Here Also He Buries His Sorrows And Difficulties And Cherishes His Ideals And Hopes. It Is In The Garden That Men Discover Themselves. Indeed One Discovers Not Only His Real Self But Also His Ideal Self?he Returns To His Youth. Inevitably The Garden Is Made The Scene Of Man's Merriment, Escapades, Romantic Abandonment, Spiritual Awakening Or The Perfection Of His Finer Self.

Knowing Something Is Not As Good As Liking It. Liking Something Is Not As Good As Rejoicing In It.