He Who Fails To Prepare,

Heaven, In The Production Of Things, Is Sure To Be Bountiful To Them, According To Their Qualities. Hence The Tree That Is Flourishing, It Nourishes, While That Which Is Ready To Fall, It Overthrows.

If One Should Desire To Know Whether A Kingdom Is Well Governed, If Its Morals Are Good Or Bad, The Quality Of Its Music Will Furnish The Answer.

Clever Talk Can Confound The Workings Of Virtue, Just As Small Impatiences Can Confound Great Projects.

From The Son Of Heaven Down To The Mass Of The People, All Must Consider The Cultivation Of The Person The Root Of Everything Besides.

There Is Only One Thing In Life Which Never Changes, And It Is Change.