"He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior."
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"Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone."
"I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it."
"The Superior Man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing."
"They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it."
"Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand."