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In vain I have looked for a single man capable of seeing his own faults and bringing the charge home against himself.

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When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.

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When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not far from the path.

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Clever talk and domineering manner have little to with being a Man at His Best.

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As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances.

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If language is not rectified, words do not correspond to meaning, and if words do not correspond to meaning, our deeds cannot be accomplished.

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The Master said, “If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse great resentment.

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Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

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On matters beyond his ken a gentleman speaks with caution. If names are not right, words are misused. When words are misused, affairs go wrong. When affairs go wrong, courtesy and music droop, law and justice fail. And when law and justice fail them, a people can move neither hand nor foot. So a gentleman must be ready to put names in speech, to put words into deeds. A gentleman is nowise careless of words.

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The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path.

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The Master said of Gong Yechang, “He is marriageable. Although he was once imprisoned and branded as a criminal, he was in fact innocent of any crime.” The Master gave him his daughter in marriage. (Analects 5.1)

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A man should demand much from himself, but little from others. When you meet a man of worth, think how you may attain to his excellence. When you meet an unworthy one, then look within and examine yourself.

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The gods should certainly be revered, but kept at a distance... . The way is not beyond man; he who creates a way outside of man cannot make it a true way. A good man is content with changing man, and that is enough for him.

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If a superior man abandon virtue, how can he fulfil the requirements of that name?

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All people are the same; only their habits differ.

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It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.

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Don't be concerned that you have no position; be concerned how you may fit yourself to occupy one. .

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Words are the voice of the heart.

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What you know, you know, what you don't know, you don't know. This is true wisdom.

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If a man is respectful he will not be treated with insolence. If he is tolerant he will win the multitude. If he is trustworthy in word his fellow men will entrust him with responsibility. If he is quick he will achieve results.

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