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5.12 Zigong said, “What I do not want others to do to me, I have no desire to do to others.” The Master said, “Oh Ci! You have not quite got to that point yet.”
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5.11 The Master said, “I have never yet seen a man who was truly steadfast.”
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5.10 Zai Yu used to sleep during the day. The Master said, “Rotten wood cannot be carved, nor a wall of dried dung be trowelled. What use is there in my scolding him any more?”
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5.9 The Master in discussing Zigong said to him, “Which do you yourself think is the better, you or Hui?”
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5.8 Meng Wu asked whether Zilu was benevolent. The Master said, “I do not know.”
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5.7 The Master said, “The Way/Dao makes no progress. I shall get upon a raft and float out to sea. I am sure You would come with me.”
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5.6 The Master gave Qidiao Kai leave to take office, but he replied,”I have not yet sufficiently perfected myself in the virtue of good faith.” The Master was delighted.
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5.5 Someone said, “Ran Yong is benevolent, but he is a poor talker.”