1. As heaven's movement is ever vigorous, so should a gentleman constantly strive for self-improvement. As earth's condition is receptive, so should a gentleman cultivate virtue and bear all things with magnanimity.
2. A gentleman keeps his talents hidden, waiting for the right time to act.
3. Unperturbed, undisturbed
, serene and unperturbed.
4. A humble gentleman cultivates himself with humility. 5. The inchworm bends to stretch; the dragon and snake hibernate to preserve themselves.
6. A virtuous person speaks little; a restless person speaks much.
7. A gentleman is not obsequious to superiors, nor disrespectful to inferiors.
8. When two people are of one mind, their strength can break metal; words spoken with one heart are as fragrant as orchids. 9. From the
boundless comes the supreme ultimate; from the supreme ultimate comes the two polarities; from the two polarities come the four symbols; from the four symbols come the eight trigrams; the eight trigrams determine heaven and earth.
10. A gentleman keeps his talents hidden, waiting for the right time to act; when the world is governed by the Way, he appears; when it is not, he remains hidden.
11. A gentleman speaks with substance and acts with consistency.
12. "Taking ceaselessness as its essence and daily renewal as its principle"—Liu Yuxi, "Ode to the Great Balance"
13. "Things of a kind gather together; people of a kind form groups; from this, good fortune and misfortune arise." 14.
"When things reach an extreme, one thinks of change; change leads to progress; progress leads
to success. "
15. "When things reach their extreme, they reverse; after adversity comes prosperity." 16. "The interplay of yin and yang is called
the Way; those who follow it excel at it; those who perfect it embrace its nature." 17. "Zhou" refers to the Zhou dynasty; "Yi" refers to change, simplicity, and immutability.
18. "The first nine lines: Hidden dragon, do not act; treading on frost, solid ice will arrive."
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