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The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.

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Even four harnessed horses cannot bring imprudent words back into the mouth.

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Heaven is author of the virtue that is in me

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Be faithful and true of word; let thy walk be plain and lowly: thou wilt get on, though in savage land. If thy words be not faithful and true, thy walk plain and lowly, wilt thou get on, though in thine own home? Standing, see these words ranged before thee; driving, see them written upon the yoke. Then thou wilt get on.

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He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger... Men of superior mind busy themselves first getting at the root of things; when they succeed, the right course is open to them.

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Give a man a fish, feed home for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed for a lifetime.

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Those who make virtue their profession are the ruin of virtue.

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By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

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The whole end of speech is to be understood.

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People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.

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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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The Master said of Gong Yechang, “He is marriageable. Although he was once imprisoned and branded as a criminal, he was in fact innocent of any crime.” The Master gave him his daughter in marriage. (Analects 5.1)

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Gentlemen cherish worth; the vulgar cherish dirt. Gentlemen trust in justice; the vulgar trust in favor.

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Respect the gods, but have as little to do with them as possible.

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Do not unto another that you would hot have him do unto you. Thou needest this law alone. It is the foundation of all the rest.

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A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?

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

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

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These are the four abuses: desire to succeed in order to make oneself famous; taking credit for the labors of others; refusal to correct one's errors despite advice; refusal to change one's ideas despite warnings.

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If I do not participate in the sacrifice, it is as if I did not sacrifice at all.

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