Wouldst Thou Know If A People Be

Wealth And Rank Are What Men Desire, But Unless They Be Obtained In The Right Way They May Not Be Possessed. Poverty And Obscurity Are What Men Detest; But Unless Prosperity Be Brought About In The Right Way, They Are Not To Be Abandoned.

When It Is Obvious That The Goals Cannot Be Reached, Don't Adjust The Goals, Adjust The Action Steps.

At Fifteen My Mind Was Directed To Study, And At Thirty I Knew Where To Stand.

Sir, In Carrying On Your Government, Why Should You Use Killing At All? Let Your Evinced Desires Be For What Is Good, And The People Will Be Good. The Relation Between Superiors And Inferiors Is Like That Between The Wind And The Grass. The Grass Must Bend, When The Wind Blows Across It.

Be Sincere And True To Your Word, Serious And Careful In Your Actions; And You Will Get Along Even Among Barbarians, But If You Are Not Sincere And Untrustworthy In Your Speech, Frivolous And Careless In Your Actions, How Will You Get Along Even Among Your Own Neighbors? When Stand, See These Principles In Front Of You; In Your Carriage See Them On The Yoke. Then You May Be Sure To Get Along.