"If one is guided by profit in one's actions, one will incur much ill will."
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"You do not understand even life. How can you understand death?"
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"The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this. In a position of wealth and honor, he does what is proper to a position of wealth and honor. In a poor and low position, he does what is proper to a poor and low position."
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"Study the past if you would define the future. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous."
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"There is one single thread binding my way together...the way of the Master consists in doing one's best...that is all."
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"Sir, in carrying on your government, why should you use killing at all? Let your evinced desires be for what is good, and the people will be good. The relation between superiors and inferiors is like that between the wind and the grass. The grass must bend, when the wind blows across it."
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"Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire."
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"If one learns from others, but does not think, one will be bewildered. If, on the other hand, one thinks but does not learn from others, one will be in peril."
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"Sincerity becomes apparent. From being apparent, it becomes manifest. From being manifest, it becomes brilliant. Brilliant, it affects others. Affecting others, they are changed by it. Changed by it, they are transformed. It is only he who is possessed of the most complete sincerity that can exist under heaven, who can transform."
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"The Master said, If out of the three hundred songs I had to take one phrase to cover all my teachings, I would say 'Let there be no evil in your thoughts.'"
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"Settle one difficulty, and you keep a hundred away."
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"Ability will never catch up with the demand for it."
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"Look for an occupation that you like, and you will not need to labor for a single day in your life."
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"Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue."
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"Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity."
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"Justice is like the north star, which is fixed, and all the rest revolve about it."
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"A good man is not mine to see. Could I see a man possessed of constancy, that would satisfy me."
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"What is necessary is to rectify names."
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"Never overlook wallflower at dance; may be dandelion in grass."
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"Happiness is not at the top of the mountain, but in how to climb."
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