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The Master said, I set my heart on the Way, base myself on virtue, lean upon benevolence for support and take my recreation in the arts.

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A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard.

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A wise man has dignity without pride; a fool has pride without dignity.

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If a man in the morning hear the right way, he may die in the evening without regret.

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A man who lacks reliability is utterly useless.

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Some are born with knowledge, some derive it from study, and some acquire it only after a painful realization of their ignorance. But the knowledge being possessed, it comes to the same thing. Some study with a natural ease, some from a desire for advantages, and some by strenuous effort. But the achievement being made, it comes to the same thing.

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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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Learning without thought is labour lost.

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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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He who rules by moral force is like the pole star, which remains in place while all the lesser stars do homage to it.

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It is the obligation of the ruler to continually renew himself in order to renew the people by his example.

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There is nothing more visible than what is secret, and nothing more manifest than what is minute.

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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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Exemplary persons are steadfast in the face of adversity, while petty persons are engulfed by it.

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A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child.

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Chi Wen Tzu always thought three times before taking action. Twice would have been quite enough.

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Grieve not that men do not know you; grieve that you do not know men.

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The gentleman is calm and at ease. The gentleman is dignified but not proud; the small man is proud but not dignified.

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I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a man's words I go on to observe his deeds.

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The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters.

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