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Confucius from the "The Wisdom of Confucius"

"When things are investigated, then true knowledge is achieved;

when true knowledge is achieved, then the will becomes sincere;

when the will becomes sincere, then the heart sees correctly;

when the heart sees correctly, then the personal life is cultivated;

when the personal life is cultivated, then the family life is regulated;

when the family life is regulated, then the national life is orderly;

and when the national life is orderly, then there is peace in this world."