Sincerity Is The End And

Exemplary People Concern Themselves With Virtue, Small People Concern Themselves With Territory. The Ruling Class Thinks Of Punishment, The Lower Classes Hope For Benevolence.

Ceremonies Are The First Thing To Be Attended To In The Practice Of Government.

Wisdom Is Worried For Being Slow In Its Speech And Expeditious In Its Actions.

The Man Who Moves A Mountain Begins By Carrying Away Small Stones.

By The Ruler's Cultivation Of His Own Character There Is Set Up The Example Of The Course Which All Should Pursue.