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I do not want a friend who smiles when I smile, who weeps when I weep; for my shadow in the pool can do better than that.

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Exemplary persons are steadfast in the face of adversity, while petty persons are engulfed by it.

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In vain I have looked for a single man capable of seeing his own faults and bringing the charge home against himself.

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Every journey starts with a single step.

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True goodness springs from a man's own heart. All men are born good.

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There are 1,000 lessons in defeat. But only one in victory.

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There are three friendships which are advantageous, and three which are injurious. Friendship with the upright; friendship with the sincere; and friendship with the man of much observation: these are advantageous. Friendship with the man of specious airs; friendship with the insinuatingly soft; and friendship with the glib-tongued: these are injurious.

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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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The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall today be uppermost.

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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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In his dealings with the world, the gentleman is not invariably for or against anything. He is on the side of what is moral.

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Don't be concerned about others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.

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There are cases in which the blade springs, but the plant does not go on to flower. There are cases where it flowers, but no fruit is subsequently produced.

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

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Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.

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We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living

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I do not enlighten those who are not eager to learn, nor arouse those who are not anxious to give an explanation themselves. If I have presented one corner of the square and they cannot come back to me with the other three, I should not go over the points again.

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We can know a person by observing his behaviour, understanding the reasons for his actions and ascertaining his intentions. If we do this, how can we not know him?

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Waste begets self-will; thrift begets meanness: but better be mean than self-willed.

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The contrived language and the flattering attitude rarely come with the virtue.

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