Which Demands A Lot Of Himself And

The Expectations Of Life Depend Upon Diligence; The Mechanic That Would Perfect His Work Must First Sharpen His Tools.

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.

If I Were Travelling With Two Partners, One Virtuous And One Dishonest, Both Would Be Useful As Teachers. I Would Perceive What's Good Of The First One And I Would Imitate Him Whereas I Would Try To Correct In Me The Defects I May See In The Second One.

When You See A Good Man, Try To Emulate His Example, And When You See A Bad Man, Search Yourself For His Faults.

The Superior Man Has Nothing To Compete For. But If He Must Compete, He Does It In An Archery Match, Wherein He Ascends To His Position, Bowing In Deference. Descending, He Drinks The Ritual Cup.