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The Master said: “The noble person practices inclusive integrity — they embrace all with impartial care, avoiding factional alliances. The petty person forms exclusive cliques — they bond through self-interest, lacking ethical consistency.
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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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In dealing with mean people. the difficulty lies not in being too strict; but in avoiding a fastidious attitude.