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I do not enlighten those who are not eager to learn, nor arouse those who are not anxious to give an explanation themselves. If I have presented one corner of the square and they cannot come back to me with the other three, I should not go over the points again.

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A man living without conflicts, as if he never lives at all.

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A youth is to be regarded with respect.

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Charity is that rational and constant affection which makes us sacrifice ourselves to the human race, as if we were united with it, so as to form one individual, partaking equally in its adversity and prosperity.

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Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree, but it preserves it.

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To prefer it is better than to only know it. To delight in it is better than merely to prefer it.

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A gentleman can see a question from all sides without bias. The small man is biased and can see a question only from one side.

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Wouldst thou know if a people be well governed, or if its laws be good or bad, examine the music it practices.

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Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established

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Justice is like the north star, which is fixed, and all the rest revolve about it.

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A true gentleman makes demands upon himself but not upon others.

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Tzu Chang asked Confucius about jen. Confucius said, "If you can practice these five things with all the people, you can be called jen." Tzu Chang asked what they were. Confucius said, "Courtesy, generosity, honesty, persistence, and kindness. If you are courteous, you will not be disrespected; if you are generous, you will gain everything. If you are honest, people will rely on you. If you are persistent you will get results. If you are kind, you can employ people.

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

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I was complaining that I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet.

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Among us, in our part of the country, those who are upright are different from this. The father conceals the misconduct of the son, and the son conceals the misconduct of the father. Uprightness is to be found in this.

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There may be men who act without understanding why. I do not. To listen much, pick out the good and follow it; to see much and ponder it: this comes next to understanding.

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If I am building a mountain and stop before the last basketful of earth is placed on the summit, I have failed.

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It is better not to proceed at all than to proceed without purpose.

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The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.

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Although your father and mother are dead, if you propose to yourself any good work, only reflect how it will make their names illustrious, and your purpose will be fixed.

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