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A man who lacks reliability is utterly useless.

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A gentleman considers what is right; the vulgar consider what will pay.

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If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.

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If proper in their own conduct, what difficulty would they have in governing? But if not able to be proper in their own conduct, how can they demand such conduct from others?

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If either wealth or poverty are come by honesty, there is no shame.

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If you don't know how to live, why wonder about death?

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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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The Master said, “A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing or modest meals is not even worth conversing with.” (Analects 4.9)

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It is only the very wisest and the very stupidest who never change.

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Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree, but it preserves it.

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To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being proud is easy.

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To know everything is to know nothing, but to know nothing is to know everything.

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The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does.

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The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live.

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A Nation's character is typified by its dancers.

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The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities.

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The general of a large army may be defeated, but you cannot defeat the determined mind of a peasant.

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When people are educated, the distinction between classes disappears.

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When strict with oneself, one rarely fails.

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When things are investigated, then true knowledge is achieved; when true knowledge is achieved, then the will becomes sincere; when the will is sincere, then the heart is set right ; when the heart is set right, then the personal life is cultivated; when the personal life is cultivated, then the family life is regulated; when the family life is regulated, then the national life is orderly; and when the national life is orderly, then there is peace in this world.

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