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True goodness springs from a man's own heart. All men are born good.

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

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If you chase two rabbits, you catch none.

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I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it.

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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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Men of principle are sure to be bold, but those who are bold may not always be men of principle.

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

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He is the truly courageous man who never desponds.

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If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything.

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In a hamlet of ten households, there are bound to be those who are my equal in doing their best for others and in being trustworthy in what they say, but they are unlikely to be as eager to learn as I am.

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The rich fool is like a pig that is choked by its own fat.

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You can successfully force people to follow a certain course, but you cannot force them to understand it.

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First and foremost, be faithful to your superiors, keep all promises, refuse the friendship of all who are not like you; and if you have made a mistake, do not be afraid of admitting the fact and amending your ways.

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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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Learning, undigested by thought, is labor lost.

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If Language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant. If what is said is not what is meant, then what ought to be done, remains undone.

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I saw some piglets suckling their dead mother. After a short while they shuddered and went away. They had sensed that she could no longer see them and that she wasn't like them any more. What they loved in their mother wasn't her body, but whatever it was that made her body live.

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To know that one knows what one knows, and to know that one doesn't know what one doesn't know, there lies true wisdom.

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The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct.

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What is necessary is to rectify names.

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