A Youth Is To Be Regarded With

The Wise Men Of Antiquity, When They Wished To Make The Whole World Peaceful And Happy, First Put Their Own States Into Proper Order. Before Putting Their States Into Proper Order, They Regulated Their Own Families. Before Regulating Their Families, They Regulated Themselves. Before Regulating Themselves, They Tried To Be Sincere In Their Thoughts. Before Being Sincere In Their Thoughts, They Tried To See Things Exactly As They Really Were.

If My Mind Be Not Engaged In Worship, It Is As Though I Worshipped Not.

Friendship With The Upright, With The Truthful And With The Well Informed Is Beneficial. Friendship With Those Who Flatter, With Those Who Are Meek And Who Compromise With Principles, And With Those Who Talk Cleverly Is Harmful.

The Man Who Says He Can, And The Man Who Says He Can Not.. Are Both Correct

The Master Said, “a True Gentleman Is One Who Has Set His Heart Upon The Way. A Fellow Who Is Ashamed Merely Of Shabby Clothing Or Modest Meals Is Not Even Worth Conversing With.” (analects 4.9)