Shall I Tell You What Knowledge Is?

Only After Winter Comes Do We Know That The Pine And The Cypress Are The Last To Fade.

When You Know A Thing, To Hold That You Know It, And When You Do Not Know A Thing, To Allow That You Do Not Know It - This Is Knowledge.

At Fifteen, My Mind Was Bent On Learning. At Thirty, I Stood Firm. At Forty, I Had No Doubts. At Fifty, I Knew The Decrees Of Heaven. At Sixty, My Ear Was Receptive To Truth. At Seventy, I Could Follow My Heart's Desires Without Sin.

Sincerity Becomes Apparent. From Being Apparent, It Becomes Manifest. From Being Manifest, It Becomes Brilliant. Brilliant, It Affects Others. Affecting Others, They Are Changed By It. Changed By It, They Are Transformed. It Is Only He Who Is Possessed Of The Most Complete Sincerity That Can Exist Under Heaven, Who Can Transform.

There May Be Men Who Act Without Understanding Why. I Do Not. To Listen Much, Pick Out The Good And Follow It; To See Much And Ponder It: This Comes Next To Understanding.