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Excess and deficiency are equally at fault.

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There is only one thing in life which never changes, and it is change.

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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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The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?

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The great man is sparing in words but prodigal in deeds.

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He who keeps danger in mind, is he who will rest safe in his seat; he who keeps ruin in mind, is he who will preserve his interests secure.

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The great mountain must collapse, the mighty beam must break and the wise man wither like a plant.

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If a man sets his heart on benevolence he will be free from evil.

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Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid punishments but will be without a sense of shame. Lead them with excellence and put them in their place through roles and ritual practices, and in addition to developing a sense of shame, they will order themselves harmoniously

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The gentleman sees what is right while the small man sees what is profitable.

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What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.

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When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again.

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Wouldst thou know if a people be well governed, or if its laws be good or bad, examine the music it practices.

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Who expects to be able to go out of a house except by the door? How is it then that no one follows this Way of ours?

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Let the states of equilibrium and harmony exist in perfection, and a happy order will prevail throughout heaven and earth, and all things will be nourished and flourish.

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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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Not knowing life, how can we know death? Why talk of spirits when you do not understand men?

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What Heaven has conferred is called The Nature; an accordance with this nature is called The Path of duty; the regulation of this path is called Instruction. The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path.

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If doing what ought to be done be made the first business and success a secondary consideration--is not this the way to exalt virtue?

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Never overlook wallflower at dance; may be dandelion in grass.

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