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To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.

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Sincerity is the way of heaven.

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When you breathe, you inspire, and when you do not breathe, you expire.

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The administration of government lies in getting proper men. Such men are to be got by means of the ruler's own character. That character is to be cultivated by his treading in the ways of duty. And the treading those ways of duty is to be cultivated by the cherishing of benevolence.

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The gentleman desires to be halting in speech but quick in action.

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The superior man governs men, according to their nature, with what is proper to them, and as soon as they change what is wrong, he stops.

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See a person's means ... Observe his motives. Examine that in which he rests. How can a person conceal his character?

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Chi Wen Tzu always thought three times before taking action. Twice would have been quite enough.

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In a State, pecuniary gain is not to be considered to be prosperity, but its prosperity will be found in righteousness.

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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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If you yourself desire establishment, then help others to get establishment; if you yourself want success, then help others to attain success.

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A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.

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Heaven is author of the virtue that is in me

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Wisdom delights in water; love delights in hills. Wisdom is stirring; love is quiet. Wisdom is merry; love grows old.

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Not too isolated, not too many relationships, the middle, that's wisdom.

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The Superior Man has nothing to compete for. But if he must compete, he does it in an archery match, wherein he ascends to his position, bowing in deference. Descending, he drinks the ritual cup.

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In language clarity is everything.

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

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When you see a good man, think of emulating him; when you see a bad man, examine your own heart.

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He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

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