The Test of True Discernment: When Slander, Subtle or Startling, Finds No Hold

The Universal Family: “All Within the Four Seas Are Brothers”

The Path of the Gentleman: Reverent in Conduct, Respectful and Ritually Proper with Others

The Boundaries of Fate: “Life and Death Are Decreed; Wealth and Honor Lie with Heaven”

The Cry of Loneliness: “Others All Have Brothers, I Alone Have None”

The Undisturbed Mind: No Anxiety, No Fear, for the Self-Examination Finds No Fault

The Mark of a Humble Heart: The Cautious Speech of the Truly Virtuous

The Harmony of No Resentment: In Public Service and Private Life

The Golden Rule: What You Do Not Desire, Do Not Impose on Others

The Ritual Mindset: Meeting People as Guests, Employing People as in a Sacrifice

The Four Prohibitions: A Total Discipline of the Senses and the Will

The Paradox of Self-Mastery: To Subdue Oneself is to Attain the World’s Acclaim

The Master’s Verdict: “I Approve of Dian”

The Debate on Learning: Must One Read Books Before He Can Govern?

The Unfollowable Order: The Line at Parricide and Regicide