To Cultivate

"First cultivate the self and later make it pervade the outer world."

[Again, through out the ancient classics they reference the need to focus inward first as to do otherwise is detrimental to the connections necessary for a stable and cohesive society.]

Bibliography:

Nylan, Michael. "The Elemental Changes: The Ancient Chinese Companion to the I Ching." Albany NY, State of NY Press. 1994.