Wanting to govern their states, they first put their families in order.
Wanting to put their families in order, they first cultivated their body.
Wanting to cultivate their body, they first rectified their heart.
Wanting to rectify their heart, they first made their intentions sincere.
Wanting to make their intentions sincere, they first extended their knowledge.
The extension of knowledge lies in the investigation of things.»
Confucius, Great Learning (Da Xue), 5th century BCE
