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To constantly hear words that grate upon the ear and to always encounter matters that unsettle the heart—this is the whetstone for cultivating virtue.
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A person who shuns power, wealth and luxury is clean. But a man who comes into contact with power, wealth and luxury and still remains unsullied is even cleaner.
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Those who preserve their moral integrity suffer only fleeting loneliness. But eternal wretchedness awaits those who toady to the powerful.