"Knowledge is recognizing what you know and what you don't."
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"To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short."
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"The superior man honors his virtuous nature, and maintains constant inquiry and study, seeking to carry it out to its breadth and greatness, so as to omit none of the more exquisite and minute points which it embraces, and to raise it to its greatest height and brilliancy."
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"The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live."
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"Unify your attention. Do not listen with your ears, but with your mind. Do not listen with your mind but with your essence."
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"The superior man is quiet and calm, waiting for the appointments of heaven, while the mean man walks in dangerous paths, looking for lucky occurrences."
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"Don't be concerned that you have no position; be concerned how you may fit yourself to occupy one. ."
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"Wisdom, humanity & courage, these three are universal virtues. The way by which they are practiced are one."
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"From a grain of sand in the Pearl comes."
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"A man exercising no forethought will soon experience present sorrow."
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"He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger... Men of superior mind busy themselves first getting at the root of things; when they succeed, the right course is open to them."
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"First and foremost, be faithful to your superiors, keep all promises, refuse the friendship of all who are not like you; and if you have made a mistake, do not be afraid of admitting the fact and amending your ways."
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"The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does the reverse. . . . The nobler sort of man pays special attention to nine points. He is anxious to see clearly, to hear distinctly, to be kindly in his looks, respectful in his demeanor, conscientious in his speech, earnest in his affairs. When in doubt, he is careful to inquire; when in anger, he thinks of the consequences; when offered an opportunity for gain, he thinks only of his duty."
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"Time flows away like the water in the river."
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"Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree, but it preserves it."
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"A gentleman does not promote a man on account of what he says; nor does he reject sayings, because the speaker is what he is."
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"He who keeps danger in mind, is he who will rest safe in his seat; he who keeps ruin in mind, is he who will preserve his interests secure."
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"Love should start from people close to us, then be extended to other people, to strangers, and eventually to the world"
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"In old days men studied for the sake of self-improvement; nowadays men study in order to impress other people."
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"True wisdom is knowing what you don't know"
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