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5.3 Of Zijian he said, “A gentleman indeed is such a one as he! If the land of Lu were indeed without gentlemen, how could he have learnt this?”
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5.1, 5.2 The Master said of Gongye Chang, “Though he has suffered imprisonment, he is not an unfit person to choose as a husband; for it was not through any fault of his own.” He married him to his daughter.
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4.26 Ziyou said, “In the service of one’s prince repeated scolding can only lead to loss of favour; in friendship, it can only lead to estrangement.
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4.24 The Master said, “A gentleman covets the reputation of being slow in word but prompt in deed.”
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4.23 The Master said, “Those who err on the side of strictness are few indeed!”
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4.22 The Master said,”In old days a man kept a hold on his words, fearing the disgrace that would ensue should he himself fail to keep pace with them.”
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4.21 The Master said, “It is always better for a man to know the age of his parents. In the one case such knowledge will be a comfort to him; in the other, it will fill him with a salutary dread.”