Sacred Texts  Taoism  Index  Previous  Next   p. 111   1. "What
is well planted is not uprooted; What's well preserved can not
be looted!"  2. By sons and grandsons the sacrificial
celebrations shall not cease.  3. Who cultivates Reason in his
person, his virtue is genuine.  Who cultivates it in his house,
his virtue is overflowing.  Who cultivates it in his township,
his virtue is lasting.  Who cultivates it in his country, his
virtue is abundant.  Who cultivates it in the world, his virtue
is universal.  4. Therefore,  By one's person one tests persons.
By one's house one tests houses.  By one's township one tests
townships.  By one's country one tests countries.  By one's
world one tests worlds.  5. How do I know that the world is
such? Through IT.  Next: 55. The Signet of the Mysterious