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7.3 Confucius said: “Failure to cultivate virtue, neglect of deep learning, inability to pursue righteousness when recognized, and refusal to correct errors — these are my deepest concerns.”
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The Master said, “A gentleman who never goes on eating till he is sated, who does not demand comfort in his home, who is diligent in business and cautious in speech, who associates with those that possess the Dao and thereby corrects his own faults – such a one may indeed be said to…
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The Master said, “If a gentleman is frivolous, he will lose the respect of his inferiors and lack firm ground upon which to build up his education. First and foremost he must learn to be faithful to his superiors, to keep promises, to refuse the friendship of all who are not faithful or trustworthy.…
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It is better to safeguard what you have already accomplished than to crave for exploits of the future.