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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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4.16 The Master said, “A gentleman takes as much trouble to discover what is right as lesser men take to discover what will pay.”
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4.3, 4.4 Of the adage “Only a benevolent man knows how to like people, knows how to dislike them,” the Master said, “If the will be set on virtue, there will be no practice of wickedness.”
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The Master said, “A young man’s duty is to behave well to his parents at home and to his elders abroad, to be cautious in giving promises and punctual in keeping them, to have kindly feelings towards everyone, but seek the intimacy of the Good. If, when all that is done, he has any…
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A person who engages in self-reflection turns everything he comes into contact with into a good tonic which keeps him alert.
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Virtue increases along with magnanimity; magnanimity arises from the increase in man’s knowledge.
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Do not take others to task for minor transgressions. Do not reveal others’ shameful secrets. Do not nurse old grievances.
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A man who pursues learning must collect his scattered thoughts and concentrate all his mental powers on his studies.