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In a hamlet of ten households, there are bound to be those who are my equal in doing their best for others and in being trustworthy in what they say, but they are unlikely to be as eager to learn as I am.

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The superior man is universally minded and no partisan. The inferior man is a partisan and not universal.

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They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.

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Learn, as if never overtaking your object, and yet as if apprehensive of losing it.

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When you see a good man, try to emulate his example, and when you see a bad man, search yourself for his faults.

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The superior person gathers his weapons together in order to provide against the unforeseen.

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A gentleman is ashamed to let his words outrun his deeds.

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The wise man delights in water, the Good man delights in mountains. For the wise move; but the Good stay still. The wise are happy; but the good secure.

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The higher type of man clings to virtue, the lower type of man clings to material comfort. The higher type of man cherishes justice, the lower type of man cherishes the hope of favors to be received.

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

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Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid punishments but will be without a sense of shame. Lead them with excellence and put them in their place through roles and ritual practices, and in addition to developing a sense of shame, they will order themselves harmoniously

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If a man remembers what is right at the sign of profit, is ready to lay down his life in the face of danger, and does not forget sentiments he has repeated all his life when he has been in straitened circumstances for a long time, he may be said to be a complete man.

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Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.

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A man should demand much from himself, but little from others. When you meet a man of worth, think how you may attain to his excellence. When you meet an unworthy one, then look within and examine yourself.

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The superior man is quiet and calm, waiting for the appointments of heaven, while the mean man walks in dangerous paths, looking for lucky occurrences.

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Ceremonies are the first thing to be attended to in the practice of government.

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He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

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If a man sets his heart on benevolence he will be free from evil.

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Clever talk can confound the workings of virtue, just as small impatiences can confound great projects.

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When abroad, behaveto everyone as if interviewing an honored guest; in directing the people, act as if you were assisting at a great sacrafice; DO NOT DO TO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD NOT LIKE DONE TO YOURSELF: so there will be no murmuring against you in the country, and none in the family; your public life will arouse no ill-will nor your private life any resentment.

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