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We can know a person by observing his behaviour, understanding the reasons for his actions and ascertaining his intentions. If we do this, how can we not know him?

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Never do to others what you would not like them to do to you.

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Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar.

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The superior man, extensively studying all learning, and keeping himself under the restraint of the rules of propriety, may thus likewise not overstep what is right.

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

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Silence is the true friend that never betrays.

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The gentleman holds justice to be of highest importance. If a gentleman has courage but neglects justice, he becomes insurgent. If an inferior man has courage but neglects justice, he becomes a thief.

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As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances.

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It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.

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To err and not reform, this may indeed be called error.

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Excess and deficiency are equally at fault.

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The superior man * * * in regard to his speech * * * is anxious that it should be sincere.

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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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At fifteen, my mind was bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was receptive to truth. At seventy, I could follow my heart's desires without sin.

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If you chase two rabbits, you catch none.

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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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To be truly happy and contented, you must let go of what it means to be happy or content.

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When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

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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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If one learns from others, but does not think, one will be bewildered. If, on the other hand, one thinks but does not learn from others, one will be in peril.

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