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Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue.

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Exemplary people concern themselves with virtue, small people concern themselves with territory. The ruling class thinks of punishment, the lower classes hope for benevolence.

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I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me;I will be concerned at my own want of ability.

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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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Heaven, in the production of things, is sure to be bountiful to them, according to their qualities. Hence the tree that is flourishing, it nourishes, while that which is ready to fall, it overthrows.

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But if you do not have the Tao yourself, what business have you spending your time in vain efforts to bring corrupt politicians into the right path?

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To be excellent when engaged in administration is to be like the North Star. As it remains in its one position, all the other stars surround it.

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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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Slater soaks into the mind as water into low and marshy places, where it becomes stagnant and offensive.

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To learn without thinking is labour in vain, to think without learning is desolation.

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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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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 superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

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The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.

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It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.

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The superior man accords with the course of the Mean. Though he may be all unknown, unregarded by the world, he feels no regret - It is only the sage who is able for this.

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Baseball is wrong, man with four balls cannot walk

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By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

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Good people strengthen themselves ceaselessly

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