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Among the appliances to transform the people, sound and appearances are but trivial influences.

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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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If one is guided by profit in one's actions, one will incur much ill will.

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It is the way of the superior man to prefer the concealment of his virtue, while it daily becomes more illustrious, and it is the way of the mean man to seek notoriety, while he daily goes more and more to ruin.

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

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The inner nature of man is the province of Music.

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The Superior Man has nothing to compete for. But if he must compete, he does it in an archery match, wherein he ascends to his position, bowing in deference. Descending, he drinks the ritual cup.

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Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. To see it a person only needs to imagine how it could be worse.

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If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.

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Yin and yang, male and female, strong and weak, rigid and tender, heaven and earth, light and darkness, thunder and lightning, cold and warmth, good and evil...the interplay of opposite principles constitutes the universe.

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Return good for good; return evil with justice.

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If there were an honorable way to get rich, I’d do it, even if it meant being a stooge standing around with a whip. But there isn’t an honorable way, so I just do what I like.

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We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living

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Kong Qiu, or Master Kong as he was known, did not live to see his days of glory. During his lifetime, his views were received with scorn. But that was about two thousand five hundred years ago. A handful of his dedicated followers passed on Confucius' teachings to future generations. After Confucius' death, his followers published his teachings in the book, The Analects of Confucius.

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Don't be concerned about others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.

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Respect the gods, but have as little to do with them as possible.

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A man who reviews the old so as to find out the new is qualified to teach others.

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The silent treasuring up of knowledge; learning without satiety; and instructing others without being wearied: which one of these things belongs to me?

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Friendship with the upright, with the truthful and with the well informed is beneficial. Friendship with those who flatter, with those who are meek and who compromise with principles, and with those who talk cleverly is harmful.

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A heart set on love will do no wrong.

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