The Strength Of A Nation

When We Have Intelligence Resulting From Sincerity, This Condition Is To Be Ascribed To Nature; When We Have Sincerity Resulting From Intelligence, This Condition Is To Be Ascribed To Instruction. But Given The Sincerity, And There Shall Be The Intelligence; Given The Intelligence, And There Shall Be The Sincerity.

The Superior Man, Even When He Is Not Moving, Has A Feeling Of Reverence, And While He Speaks Not, He Has The Feeling Of Truthfulness.

What Is God-given Is Called Nature; To Follow Nature Is Called Tao (the Way); To Cultivate The Way Is Called Culture. Before Joy, Anger, Sadness And Happiness Are Expressed, They Are Called The Inner Self; When They Are Expressed To The Proper Degree, They Are Called Harmony. The Inner Self Is The Correct Foundation Of The World, And The Harmony Is The Illustrious Way. When A Man Has Achieved The Inner Self And Harmony, The Heaven And Earth Are Orderly And The Myriad Of Things Are Nourished And Grow Thereby.

To Rein A Kingdom Efficiently It Is Necessary, Before All, To Put Into Good Order The Family. It's Impossible For A Man Who Doesn't Know How To Lead His Own Family To Know How To Lead A Country.

A Gentleman Would Be Ashamed Should His Deeds Not Match His Words.