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Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

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In a State, pecuniary gain is not to be considered to be prosperity, but its prosperity will be found in righteousness.

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Do not let a leader lead you on a bad path.

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To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.

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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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Labor, but slight not meditation; meditate, but slight not labor.

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Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly.

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When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self.

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When nature exceeds culture, we have the rustic. When culture exceeds nature, we have the pedant.

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Guide them by edicts, keep them in line with punishments, and the common people will stay out of trouble but will have no sense of shame. Guide them by virtue, keep them in line with the rites, and they will, besides having a sense of shame, reform themselves.

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A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.

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Even four harnessed horses cannot bring imprudent words back into the mouth.

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Those who break down the dikes will themselves be drowned in the inundation.

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At fifteen my mind was directed to study, and at thirty I knew where to stand.

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Don't worry about being acknowledged by others; worry about failing to acknowledge them.

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True knowledge is when one knows the limitations of one's knowledge.

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How great is the path proper to the Sage! Like overflowing water, it sends forth and nourishes all things, and rises up to the height of heaven. All-complete is its greatness! It embraces the three hundred rules of ceremony, and the three thousand rules of demeanor. It waits for the proper man, and then it is trodden. Hence it is said, 'Only by perfect virtue can the perfect path, in all its courses, be made a fact.'

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Of course you want to be rich and famous. It's natural. Wealth and fame are what every man desires. The question is: What are you willing to trade for it?

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Study as though you cannot catch up to it, and as though you fear you are going to lose it.

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The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct.

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