Having only wisdom and talent is the lowest tier of usefulness.

There is nothing we should be quite so grateful for as the last line of the poem that goes, 'When your own heart asks.

Sincerity does not only complete the self; it is the means by which all things are completed. As the self is completed, there is human-heartedness; as things are completed, there is wisdom. This is the virtue of one’s character, and the Way of joining the internal and external. Thus, when we use this, everything is correct.

Matters of small concern should be treated seriously.

Continue to spur a running horse.

By being impatient, matters are damaged and great works cannot be done

Be true to the thought of the moment and avoid distraction. Other than continuing to exert yourself, enter into nothing else, but go to the extent of living single thought by single thought.