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The Master said, “The noble person aspires upward toward the Way, virtue, and heavenly principle; the petty person sinks downward toward private gain, desire, and trivial concerns.”
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Zengzi said, “The noble person gathers friends through shared study of cultural texts, and uses friendship to support the cultivation of humaneness.”
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Confucius stood by a river and said, “What passes away is like this – never ceasing day or night!”
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If there is one Chinese literary work that has captured the imagination of generations across East Asia and beyond, it is Journey to the West (Xiyou Ji). Written in the 16th century during China’s Ming Dynasty by Wu Cheng’en, this magnum opus is more than just a novel – it is a cultural icon,…
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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, “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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An unruly horse can still be ridden after taming. Melted metals from the smelting furnace are returned to the mould.
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“I am seventy already,” said Duke Ping of Jin to his blind musician Shi Kuang. “Though I want very much to study and read some books, I feel it is too late.”