It doesn't make a difference how gradually you go so long as you don't stop.
You can cheat an honest man but not make a fool out of him.
If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.
Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.
Be aroused by poetry; structure yourself with propriety, refine yourself with music.
Heaven sends down its good and evil symbols and wise men act accordingly.