First there must be order and harmony within your own mind.
A blemish may be removed from a diamond by careful polishing, but evil words once spoken cannot be effaced.
A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders.
When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not far from the path.
The contrived language and the flattering attitude rarely come with the virtue.
In a State, pecuniary gain is not to be considered to be prosperity, but its prosperity will be found in righteousness.