The Gentleman Desires To Be Halting In

A Blemish May Be Removed From A Diamond By Careful Polishing, But Evil Words Once Spoken Cannot Be Effaced.

Balance Is The Perfect State Of Still Water. Let That Be Our Model. It Remains Quiet Within And Is Not Disturbed On The Surface.

Let Every Man Consider Virtue As What Devolves On Himself. He May Not Yield The Performance Of It Even To His Teacher.

In Dealing With The Dead, If We Treat Them As If They Were Entirely Dead, That Would Show A Want Of Affection And Should Not Be Done; Or, If We Treat Them As If They Were Entirely Alive, That Would Show A Want Of Wisdom And Should Not Be Done.

Because The Newer Methods Of Treatment Are Good, It Does Not Follow That The Old Ones Were Bad: For If Our Honorable And Worshipful Ancestors Had Not Recovered From Their Ailments, You And I Would Not Be Here Today.