To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order;
to put the nation in read more

To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order;
to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to
put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and
to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts
right.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Be right, and then be easy to live with, if possible, but in that order.

Be right, and then be easy to live with, if possible, but in that order.

To make the plough go before the horse.

To make the plough go before the horse.

A place for everything, everything in its place.

A place for everything, everything in its place.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit

A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, read more

A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, and it steadily becomes finer as the horizon expands.

He who has no taste for order, will be often wrong in his judgment, and seldom considerate or conscientious in read more

He who has no taste for order, will be often wrong in his judgment, and seldom considerate or conscientious in his actions.

Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar
Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined;
Till at his second read more

Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar
Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined;
Till at his second bidding darkness fled,
Light shone, and order from disorder sprung.