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The man who is master of himself drinks gravely and wisely.

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Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety.

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Words are the voice of the heart.

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Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.

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Study as if you have not reached your goal - hold it as if you were afraid of losing what you have.

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The way of the superior man may be compared to what takes place in traveling, when to go to a distance we must first traverse the space that is near, and in ascending a height, when we must begin from the lower ground.

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The Way is not for, but from, man; if we take the Way as something superhuman, beyond man, this is not the real Way.

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A wise man has dignity without pride; a fool has pride without dignity.

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

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A man who reviews the old so as to find out the new is qualified to teach others.

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Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. To see it a person only needs to imagine how it could be worse.

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Behave when away from home as though you were in the presence of an honored guest. Employ the people as though you were assisting at an important sacrifice. Do not do to others what you would not like yourself. Then there will be no feelings of opposition to you, whether it is the affairs of a state that you are handling or the affairs of a family.

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There is one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life -reciprocity.

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Study the past if you want to define the future.

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To acknowledge our faults when we are blamed, is modesty; to discover them to one's friends in ingenuousness, is confidence; but to preach them to all the world, if one does not take care, is pride.

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Watch their actions, observe their motives, examine wherein they dwell content; won't you know what kind of person they are?

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Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws.

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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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He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

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When there are duties to perform [true] servants and sons serve their labors.

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