Pastoral Resources

The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.

I have never seasoned a truth with the sauce of a lie in order to digest it more easily.

War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.

In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section of truth.

If what the heart approves conforms to proper patterns, then even if one's desires are many, what harm would they be to good order?

Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teacher's instructions, and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can he observe the rules of courtesy and humility, obey the conventions and rules of society, and achieve order.

Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.