To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.

• attitude
• thought

A superior man is one who is free from fear and anxieties.

• fear

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

• limitations

Study the past if you would divine the future.

• history

He who will not economize will have to agonize.

• thrift

The superior man seeks what is right; the inferior one, what is profitable.

• virtue

There are three marks of a superior man: being virtuous, he is free from anxiety; being wise, he is free from perplexity; being brave, he is free from fear.

• bravery
• fear
• virtue
• wisdom

To see what is right and not do it is a lack of courage.

• duty

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

• anger

The man who chases two rabbits catches neither.

• focus

Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established.

• character
• manners

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it. This is knowledge.

• knowledge

If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children.

• legacy
• children