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Coarse rice to eat, water to drink, my bended arm for a pillow - therein is happiness. Wealth and rank attained through immoral means are nothing but drifting clouds.

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Do not wish for quick results, nor look for small advantages. If you seek quick results, you will not reach the ultimate goal. If you are led astray by small advantages, you will never accomplish great things.

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To govern is to correct. If you set an example by being correct, who would dare to remain incorrect?

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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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What is necessary is to rectify names.

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Wisdom is worried for being slow in its speech and expeditious in its actions.

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

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I have yet to meet a man as fond of high moral conduct as he is of outward appearances.

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The superior man is distressed by his want (lack) of ability

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The man of perfect virtue, wishing to be established himself, seeks also to establish others; wishing to be enlarged himself, he seeks also to enlarge others.

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Faithfulness and sincerity are the highest things.

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Things being investigated, knowledge became complete. Their knowledge being complete, their thoughts were sincere. Their thoughts being sincere, their hearts were then rectified. Their hearts being rectified, their persons were cultivated. Their persons being cultivated, their families were regulated. Their families being regulated, their States were rightly governed. Their States being rightly governed, the whole kingdom was made tranquil and happy.

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If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

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Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

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Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly.

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A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.

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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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Some may study side by side, and yet be asunder when they come to the logic of things.

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When I am with others, they are my teachers. I can select their good points and follow them, and select their bad points and avoid them.

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As in the case of making a mound, if, before the very last basketful, I stop, then I shall have stopped. As in the case of leveling the ground, if, though tipping only one basketful, I am going forward, then I shall be making progress.

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