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大学之道，在明明德，在亲民，在止于至善。
The way of great learning lies in illuminating luminous virtue, renewing the people, and resting in the highest good.
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知止而后有定，定而后能静，静而后能安，安而后能虑，虑而后能得。
Once you know where to stop, you can be settled; once settled, you can be calm; once calm, you can be at ease; once at ease, you can deliberate; once you deliberate, you can attain.
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物有本末，事有终始，知所先后，则近道矣。
Things have roots and branches; affairs have beginnings and endings. Knowing what comes first and what comes after, you come near the Way.
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古之欲明明德于天下者，先治其国；欲治其国者，先齐其家；欲齐其家者，先修其身；欲修其身者，先正其心；欲正其心者，先诚其意；欲诚其意者，先致其知；致知在格物。
Those of old who wished to make luminous virtue shine throughout the world first ordered their states; those who wished to order their states first regulated their families; those who wished to regulate their families first cultivated themselves; those who wished to cultivate themselves first rectified their hearts; those who wished to rectify their hearts first made their intentions sincere; those who wished to make their intentions sincere first extended their knowledge; extending knowledge lies in investigating things.
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物格而后知至，知至而后意诚，意诚而后心正，心正而后身修，身修而后家齐，家齐而后国治，国治而后天下平。
Only after things are investigated is knowledge brought to completion; only after knowledge is brought to completion are intentions made sincere; only after intentions are made sincere is the heart rectified; only after the heart is rectified is the person cultivated; only after the person is cultivated is the family regulated; only after the family is regulated is the state ordered; only after the state is ordered is the world at peace.
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自天子以至于庶人，壹是皆以修身为本。
From the Son of Heaven down to the common people, all without exception take self-cultivation as the root.
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其本乱而末治者否矣，其所厚者薄，而其所薄者厚，未之有也！
There has never been a case where the root is in disorder and the branches are well governed, or where what should be weighty is treated lightly and what should be light is treated weightily.