Rotten Wood Cannot Be Carved.

Does Heaven Ever Speak? The Four Seasons Come And Go, And All Creatures Thrive And Grow. Does Heaven Ever Speak!

The Great Mountain Must Collapse, The Mighty Beam Must Break And The Wise Man Wither Like A Plant.

The Silent Treasuring Up Of Knowledge; Learning Without Satiety; And Instructing Others Without Being Wearied: Which One Of These Things Belongs To Me?

What Is God-given Is Called Nature; To Follow Nature Is Called Tao (the Way); To Cultivate The Way Is Called Culture. Before Joy, Anger, Sadness And Happiness Are Expressed, They Are Called The Inner Self; When They Are Expressed To The Proper Degree, They Are Called Harmony. The Inner Self Is The Correct Foundation Of The World, And The Harmony Is The Illustrious Way. When A Man Has Achieved The Inner Self And Harmony, The Heaven And Earth Are Orderly And The Myriad Of Things Are Nourished And Grow Thereby.

At Seventy, I Could Follow The Dictates Of My Own Heart; For What I Desired No Longer Overstepped The Boundaries Of Right.