The Master Said, I Set My Heart

The Master Said, At Fifteen I Set My Heart Upon Learning. At Thirty, I Had Planted My Feet Firm Upon The Ground. At Forty, I No Longer Suffered From Perplexities. At Fifty, I Knew What Were The Biddings Of Heaven. At Sixty, I Heard Them With Docile Ear. At Seventy, I Could Follow The Dictates Of My Own Heart; For What I Desired No Longer Overstepped The Boundaries Of Righ.

Possessed Of Courage But Devoid Of Morality, A Superior Man Will Make Trouble While A Small Man Will Be A Brigand.

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

The Man Of Noble Mind Seeks To Achieve The Good In Others And Not Their Evil. The Little-minded Man Is The Reverse Of This.

The Higher Type Of Man Clings To Virtue, The Lower Type Of Man Clings To Material Comfort. The Higher Type Of Man Cherishes Justice, The Lower Type Of Man Cherishes The Hope Of Favors To Be Received.