[[When you know where to rest, you have stability.
When you have stability, you can be tranquil.
When you are tranquil, you can be at ease.
When you are at ease, you can deliberate.
When you deliberate, you can attain your aims.->commentary]]''Learning is a step-by-step process that begins even before a book is picked up.''[[''Learning is a step-by-step process that begins even before a book is picked up.''->Daxue 3]][[Things have their roots and branches, affairs have their end and beginning. When you know what comes first and what comes last, then you are near the Way.->commentary 2]]''Learning is like a marathon. It takes preperation and time.
Going into it head on without following all of the steps to get ready for it will just end in diaster.''