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If names are not correct, then language is not in accord with the truth of things. If language is not in accord with the truth of things, then affairs cannot be carried out successfully.

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Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.

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

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Among us, in our part of the country, those who are upright are different from this. The father conceals the misconduct of the son, and the son conceals the misconduct of the father. Uprightness is to be found in this.

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

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He who chases two rabbits, catches none.

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I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.

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Every man knows the smell of his own fart.

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Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.

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Does Heaven ever speak? The four seasons come and go, and all creatures thrive and grow. Does Heaven ever speak!

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Who expects to be able to go out of a house except by the door? How is it then that no one follows this Way of ours?

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In the Book of Poetry there are three hundred poems, but the meaning of all of them may be put in a single sentence: Have no debasing thoughts.

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A gentleman wishes to be slow to speak and quick to act.

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The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree.

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Our headstrong passions shut the door of our souls against God.

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Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

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Grieve not that men do not know you; grieve that you do not know men.

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It is the obligation of the ruler to continually renew himself in order to renew the people by his example.

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Though Confucius served the Duke of Lu, a Chinese state, he made many enemies with the nobles of the land. His views antagonized the powerful nobles, who wanted the Duke to be a puppet in their hands. Confucius was exiled from the State of Lu for more than two decades. He lived in the countryside, spreading his teachings.

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Never seek illicit wealth.

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