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

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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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One who has accumulated virtue will certainly also possess eloquence; but he who has eloquence doe not necessarily possess virtue.

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He Who Knows And Knows That He Knows Is A Wise Man - Follow Him; He Who Knows Not And Knows Not That He Knows Not Is A Fool - Shun Him

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True wisdom is knowing what you don't know

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The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm.

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Study as though you cannot catch up to it, and as though you fear you are going to lose it.

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If an urn lacks the characteristics of an urn, how can we call it an urn?

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When the multitude detests a man, inquiry is necessary; when the multitude likes a man, inquiry is equally necessary.

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Slater soaks into the mind as water into low and marshy places, where it becomes stagnant and offensive.

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He who rules by moral force is like the pole star, which remains in place while all the lesser stars do homage to it.

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It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.

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Rather than caring about whether or not you are known, strive to be worth knowing.

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Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

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A youth is to be regarded with respect.

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The gentleman is calm and at ease. The gentleman is dignified but not proud; the small man is proud but not dignified.

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A person of character takes as much trouble to discover what is right as the lesser men take to discover what will pay.

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When things are investigated, then true knowledge is achieved; when true knowledge is achieved, then the will becomes sincere; when the will is sincere, then the heart is set right ; when the heart is set right, then the personal life is cultivated; when the personal life is cultivated, then the family life is regulated; when the family life is regulated, then the national life is orderly; and when the national life is orderly, then there is peace in this world.

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Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws.

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No lake so still but it has its wave. No circle so perfect but that it has its blur. I would change things for you if I could; As I can't you must take them as they are.

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