Do Not Worry If Others Do Not

Do Not Wish For Quick Results, Nor Look For Small Advantages. If You Seek Quick Results, You Will Not Reach The Ultimate Goal. If You Are Led Astray By Small Advantages, You Will Never Accomplish Great Things.

The Master Said, I Set My Heart On The Way, Base Myself On Virtue, Lean Upon Benevolence For Support And Take My Recreation In The Arts.

In Language Clarity Is Everything.

Excess And Deficiency Are Equally At Fault.

At 15 I Set My Heart On Learning; At 30 I Firmly Took My Stand; At 40 I Had No Delusions; At 50 I Knew The Mandate Of Heaven; At 60 My Ear Was Attuned; At 70 I Followed My Heart's Desire Without Overstepping The Boundaries Of Right.