When a sieve is shaken, the refuse
remains;
so a man`s filth remains in his
thoughts.
The kiln tests the potter`s vessels;
so the test of a man is in his
reasoning.
The fruit discloses the cultivation
of a tree;
so the expression of a thought
discloses the cultivation of a
man`s mind.
Do not praise a man before you
hear him reason,
for this is the test of men.
