In ancient times, those who wished to illuminate the world with virtue first brought order to their nations. Wishing to order well their nations, they first harmonized their families. Wishing to harmonize their families, they first cultivated themselves. Wishing to cultivate themselves, they first rectified their minds. Those who wished to rectify their minds first made their intentions sincere.

Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.

The Way is not for, but from, man; if we take the Way as something superhuman, beyond man, this is not the real Way.

True knowledge is when one knows the limitations of one's knowledge.

The only people who cannot change are the most wise and the most stupid.

Eat at your own as you would the table of a king.

Of neighborhoods, benevolence is the most beautiful. How can the man be considered wise who when he had the choice does not settle in benevolence.