Philosophy

道 德 經
Tao Teh Ching

Teh – Chapter 54

What is firmly set up can't be pulled down;
What is firmly embraced cannot slip free.
And your sons and grandsons, as a result, will sacrifice without end...

When you cultivate it in your person, your virtue will then be genuine;
When you cultivate it in your family, your virtue will then overflow;
When you cultivate it in your village, your virtue will then be long lasting;
When you cultivate it in your state, your virtue will then be abundant;
And when you cultivate it throughout the world, your virtue will then be widespread.

Use the individual to examine the individual;
Use the family to examine the family;
Use the village to examine the village;
Use the state to examine the state;
And use the world to examine the world;
How do I know that the world is so?
By this.