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Study the past if you want to define the future.

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Humankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.

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Past scholars studied to improve themselves; Today's scholars study to impress others.

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The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.

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The administration of government lies in getting proper men. Such men are to be got by means of the ruler's own character. That character is to be cultivated by his treading in the ways of duty. And the treading those ways of duty is to be cultivated by the cherishing of benevolence.

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Confucius say... politician is one who shakes your hand before elections and your confidence after.

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Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

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To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.

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Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.

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There are three friendships which are advantageous, and three which are injurious. Friendship with the upright; friendship with the sincere; and friendship with the man of much observation: these are advantageous. Friendship with the man of specious airs; friendship with the insinuatingly soft; and friendship with the glib-tongued: these are injurious.

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When a man is guided by the principles of reciprocity and consciousness, he is not far from the moral law. Whatever you don't wish for yourself don't do unto others.

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The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is heard to speak, his language is firm and decided.

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Do not let a leader lead you on a bad path.

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The superior man governs men, according to their nature, with what is proper to them, and as soon as they change what is wrong, he stops.

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Shall I tell you what knowledge is? It is to know both what one knows and what one does not know.

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If you chase two rabbits, you catch none.

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He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.

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To prefer it is better than to only know it. To delight in it is better than merely to prefer it.

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Without Goodness one cannot enjoy enduring happiness

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Among us, in our part of the country, those who are upright are different from this. The father conceals the misconduct of the son, and the son conceals the misconduct of the father. Uprightness is to be found in this.

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