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1 " Things have their roots and branches. Affairs have their beginnings and their ends. To know what is first and what is last will lead one near the Way. "
― Confucius , Ta Hio: The Great Learning Of Confucius
2 " To know what is first and what is last will lead near to what is taught in the Great Learning. "
3 " Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivated their persons. Wishing to cultivate their persons, they first rectified their hearts. Wishing to rectify their hearts, they first sought to be sincere in their thoughts. Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they first extended to the utmost their knowledge. "
4 " Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivated their persons. Wishing to cultivate their persons, they first rectified their hearts. Wishing to rectify their hearts, they first sought to be sincere in their thoughts. Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they first extended to the utmost their knowledge. Such extension of knowledge lay in the investigation of things. "