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The object of the superior man is truth.

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In a State, pecuniary gain is not to be considered to be prosperity, but its prosperity will be found in righteousness.

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If you would govern a state of a thousand chariots (a small-to-middle-size state), you must pay strict attention to business, be true to your word, be economical in expenditure and love the people.

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Listen widely to remove your doubts and be careful when speaking about the rest and your mistakes will be few.

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

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An angry man is full of poison.

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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. If you are generous, you will gain everything.

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The great mountain must collapse, the mighty beam must break and the wise man wither like a plant.

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Gentlemen cherish worth; the vulgar cherish dirt. Gentlemen trust in justice; the vulgar trust in favor.

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He who is really good can never be unhappy. He who is really wise can never be perplexed. He who is really brave is never afraid.

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There are 3 elements essential in the matters of the State, Food, Military equipment, and Confidence of the people in the ruler. Of these 3, Military Equipment is the least important, Food being the 2nd important, and Confidence of the people being the MOST important. All men rather die of starvation than in war, but nevertheless all men do die of old age. Lacking in Confidence from the people, a state cannot survive.

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Make faithfulness and truth thy masters: have no friends unlike thyself: be not ashamed to mend thy faults.

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When strict with oneself, one rarely fails.

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The superior man is easy to serve, but difficult to please ... The inferior man is difficult to serve, but easy to please.

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A good man will certainly also possess courage; but a brave man is not necessarily good.

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Ah, music, sacred tongue of God! I hear thee calling and I come.

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Cultivated people foster what is good in others, not what is bad. Petty people do the opposite.

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If the gentleman is not serious, he will not be respected, and his learning will not be on a firm foundation. He considers loyalty and faithfulness to be fundamental, has no friends who are not like him, and when he has made mistakes, he is not afraid of correcting them.

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I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.

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Sincerity is that whereby self-completion is effected, and its way is that by which man must direct himself.

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