The Book of Rites The Doctrine of the Mean: "Confucius said: Learn to be close to knowledge, be close to benevolence, be ashamed to be close to courage. Knowing the three, you will know how to cultivate yourself; If you know how to cultivate yourself, you will know how to treat people; If you know the way of people, you must know the way of governing the country. " Confucius said that love of learning is close to wisdom, practice is close to benevolence, and shame of learning is close to courage. Knowing these three points, you will know how to cultivate self-cultivation, how to manage others, how to manage others, and how to govern the world.