I used this in the preface section of my book; it seems appropriate to share it here:

If there is light
In the soul,
There will be beauty
In the person.

If there is beauty
In the person,
There will be harmony
In the house.

If there is harmony
In the house,
There will be order
In the nation.

If there is order
In the nation,
There will be peace
In the world.

~ Chinese Proverb