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4.10 The Master said, “A gentleman in his dealings with the world has neither enmities nor affections; but wherever he sees righteousness he ranges himself beside it.”
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Zigong asked about the true gentleman. The Master said, “He does not preach what he practises till he has practised what he preaches.”
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Zixia said, “A man who values people for their virtue and talent, and honoring noble qualities above external appearances, who into serving father and mother knows how to put his whole strength, who in the service of his prince will lay down his life, who in intercourse with friends is true to his word…
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Many life forms spring up in dirty places. Fish are rarely found in pristine water.