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In antiquity men studied for their own sake; nowadays men study for the sake of impressing others.

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For benefits return benefits; for injuries return justice without any admixture of revenge.

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Words are the voice of the heart.

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If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

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All things are already complete in oneself.

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The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

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By the ruler's cultivation of his own character there is set up the example of the course which all should pursue.

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It's only in winter that the pine and cypress are known to be evergreens.

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He is the truly courageous man who never desponds.

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When frying small fish, disturb them little.

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Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas.

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If doing what ought to be done be made the first business and success a secondary consideration--is not this the way to exalt virtue?

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Even if I could, I would not exahnge their virtues for my own. And that is why they are intent on learning from me.

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Do not answer the person whose questions are vile. Do not question a person whose answers are vile.

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Let our reason, and not our senses, be the rule of our conduct; for reason will teach us to think wisely, to speak prudently, and to behave worthily.

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First there must be order and harmony within your own mind.

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If proper in their own conduct, what difficulty would they have in governing? But if not able to be proper in their own conduct, how can they demand such conduct from others?

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The chase of gain is rich in hate

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To be fond of learning is to draw close to wisdom. To practice with vigor is to draw close to benevolence. To know the sense of shame is to draw close to courage. He who knows these three things knows how to cultivate his own character. Knowing how to cultivate his own character, he knows how to govern other men. Knowing how to govern other men, he knows how to govern the world, its states, and its families.

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An angry man is full of poison.

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