Benevolence is the tranquil habitation of man, and righteousness is his straight path. Alas for them, who leave the tranquil dwelling empty and do not reside in it, and who abandon the right path and do not pursue it. There now is barley. Although there may be inequalities of produce, that is owing to the difference of the soil, as rich or poor, to the unequal nourishment afforded by the rains and dews, and to the different ways in which man has performed his business in reference to it. The great end of learning is nothing else but to seek for the lost mind.
All men have in themselves that which is truly honourable.
Only they do not think of it. I am a man. He who exerts himself will also become such as he was. This higher nature is a matter of culture, of continuous attention. This conduct, moreover, greatly encourages those who are not benevolent.