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The demands that a great man makes are on himself; those of a petty man are upon others.

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Do not treat others as you yourself would not be treated.

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The superior person is in harmony, but does not follow the crowd. The lesser person follows the crowd, but is not in harmony.

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The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.

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The requisites of government are that there be sufficiency of food, sufficiency of military equipment, and the confidence of the people in their ruler.

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The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.

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Although your father and mother are dead, if you propose to yourself any good work, only reflect how it will make their names illustrious, and your purpose will be fixed.

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Shall I tell you what knowledge is? It is to know both what one knows and what one does not know.

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Let a ruler base his government upon virtuous principles, and he will be like the pole-star, which remains steadfast in its place, while all the host of stars turn towards it

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Faithfulness and sincerity are the highest things.

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When strict with oneself, one rarely fails.

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The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path.

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To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.

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If we don't know life, how can we know death?

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

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Never seek illicit wealth.

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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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If I understand Change, I shall make no great mistake in Life

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Great as heaven and earth are, men still find some things in them with which to be dissatisfied. Thus it is that, were the superior man to speak of his way in all its greatness, nothing in the world would be found able to embrace it, and were he to speak of it in its minuteness, nothing in the world would be found able to split it.

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The journey with a 1000 miles begins with one step.

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