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"To be built well is not to be toppled.* To be held fast is not to slip.** With this, children and grandchildren will never stop offering sacrifice to their ancestors.*3* With this to cultivate oneself, one's virtue will be true; With this to cultivate the family, its virtue will be plentiful;*4* With this to cultivate the community, its virtue will last long; With this to cultivate the nation, its virtue will be abundant; With this to cultivate the world, its virtue will be good. Therefore, examine a person with a person, Examine a family with a family, Examine a community with a community, Examine a nation with a nation,*5* Examine a world with a world.*6* How can I know this is the way of the world? By this.*7*"