As for the "proper way:" it is the beginning of disorder.
But in the present day men cast off gentleness, and are all for being bold; they spurn frugality, and retain only extravagance; they discard humility, and aim only at being first. Therefore they shall surely perish.
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
Distortion upon distortion: . . . the more one uses the mind, the more confused one becomes.
Can you love or guide someone without any kind of expectation?
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.