Standard and Rules

Master Mo said that those who work in the world can not do so without standards and rules. Nobody has been able to accomplish anything without standards and rules. Even those officers who are generals and ministers all have standards. Even the hundred craftsmen in doing their work all have standards too. They make what is square with a square, make what is round with compasses, use a straight edge to establish what is straight, determine the horizontal with a water level and vertical with a plumb line. Whether craftsmen are skilled or unskilled, they all take these five things as standards. Skilled craftsmen are able to comply with these standards naturally; unskilled craftsmen even if they are unable to comply with them naturally, will still surpass themselves if they follow them in their work.

[Master Mo]