Ancient Quote by Confucius
“In ancient times, those who wished to illuminate the world with virtue first brought order to their nations. Wishing to order well their nations, they first harmonized their families. Wishing to harmonize their families, they first cultivated themselves. Wishing to cultivate themselves, they first rectified their minds. Those who wished to rectify their minds first made their intentions sincere.”
![“And after and for a long time to come he'd have reason to evoke the recollection of [the strangers'] smiles and to reflect upon the good will which provoked them for it had power to protect and to confer honor and to strengthen resolve and it had the power to heal men and to bring them to safety…” quote by Cormac McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/07a/cormac-mccarthy-181_encouragement_and-after-and-for-a-long-time-to-come-he_1311728.jpg)
