Watch Their Actions, Observe Their Motives, Examine

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.

It Doesn't Make A Difference How Gradually You Go So Long As You Don't Stop.

Everyone Eats And Drinks; Yet Only Few Appreciate The Taste Of Food.

As In The Case Of Making A Mound, If, Before The Very Last Basketful, I Stop, Then I Shall Have Stopped. As In The Case Of Leveling The Ground, If, Though Tipping Only One Basketful, I Am Going Forward, Then I Shall Be Making Progress.

Without Knowing The Force Of Words, It Is Impossible To Know More.