If You Devote Your Life To Seeking

Sincerity Is The End And Beginning Of Things; Without Sincerity There Would Be Nothing.

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.

The Superior Man Is Easy To Serve, But Difficult To Please ... The Inferior Man Is Difficult To Serve, But Easy To Please.

When Abroad, Behaveto Everyone As If Interviewing An Honored Guest; In Directing The People, Act As If You Were Assisting At A Great Sacrafice; Do Not Do To Others As You Would Not Like Done To Yourself: So There Will Be No Murmuring Against You In The Country, And None In The Family; Your Public Life Will Arouse No Ill-will Nor Your Private Life Any Resentment.

In A Country Well Governed, Poverty Is Something To Be Ashamed Of. In A Country Badly Governed, Wealth Is Something To Be Ashamed Of.