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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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If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere - although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has.

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I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it.

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Humanity is the equity of the heart.

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

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To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?

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Those who break down the dikes will themselves be drowned in the inundation.

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Don't worry about being acknowledged by others; worry about failing to acknowledge them.

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Learning, undigested by thought, is labor lost.

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The superior man sets his person at rest before he moves; he composes his mind before he speaks.

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Let every man consider virtue as what devolves on himself. He may not yield the performance of it even to his teacher.

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Do not use a cannon to kill a mosquito.

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The one who was born a genius can't win against the one who tries, and the one who tries can't win against the one who enjoys.

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Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.

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If one is guided by profit in one's actions, one will incur much ill will.

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Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.

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It is better not to proceed at all than to proceed without purpose.

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When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.

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The funniest people are the saddest once

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Yin and yang, male and female, strong and weak, rigid and tender, heaven and earth, light and darkness, thunder and lightning, cold and warmth, good and evil...the interplay of opposite principles constitutes the universe.

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