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The Analects – Chapter 203 (8.17). Confucius on the urgency and reverence of learning
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8.17The Master said, “Learn as if you were following someone whom you could not catch up, as though it were someone you were frightened of losing.”
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The Analects – Chapter 202 (8.16). Against Hypocrisy: Confucius on authentic virtue beyond performance
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8.16The Master said, “Impetuous, but tricky! Ingenuous, but dishonest! Simple-minded, but capable of breaking promises! To such men I can give no recognition.”
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The Analects – Chapter 199 (8.13). Moral integrity in times of chaos
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8.13The Master said, “Be of unwavering good faith, love learning, if attacked be ready to die for the good Way. Do not enter a State that pursues dangerous courses, nor stay in one where the people have rebelled. When the Way prevails under Heaven, then show yourself; when it does not prevail, then hide.…
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The Analects – Chapter 198 (8.12). Knowledge for knowledge’s sake: Confucius on pure learning motivation
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8.12 The Master said, “One who will study for three yearsWithout thought of rewardWould be hard indeed to find.”