"Return good for good; return evil with justice."
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"Rate the task above the prize; will not the mind be raised? Fight thine own faults, not the faults of others; will not evil be mended?"
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"If I cannot get men who steer a middle course to associate with, I would far rather have the impetuous and hasty. For the impetuous at any rate assert themselves."
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"It is goodness that gives to a neighborhood its beauty. One who is free to choose, yet does not prefer to dwell among the good - how can he be accorded the name of wise?"
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"Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas."
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"I followed my heart without breaking any rules."
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"While the gentleman cherishes benign rule, the small man cherishes his native land. While the gentleman cherishes a respect for the law, the small man cherishes generous treatment."
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"A superior man is one who is free from fear and anxieties"
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"He who is really good can never be unhappy. He who is really wise can never be perplexed. He who is really brave is never afraid."
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"If one leads them with administrative measures and uses punishments to make them conform, the people will be evasive, but if one leads them with virtue, they will come up to expectations."
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"Do not let a leader lead you on a bad path."
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"A country of a thousand war-chariots cannot be administered unless the ruler attends strictly to business, punctually observes his promises, is economical in expenditure, loves the people, and uses the labor of the peasantry only at the proper times of year."
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"Gentlemen cherish worth; the vulgar cherish dirt. Gentlemen trust in justice; the vulgar trust in favor."
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"The proper man understands equity, the small man profits."
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"The Master said, "A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.""
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"The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path."
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"That a man lives is because he is straight. That a man who dupes others survives is because he has been fortunate enough to be spared."
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"If you did not do so for the sake of riches,You must have done so for the sake of novelty."
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"In a hamlet of ten households, there are bound to be those who are my equal in doing their best for others and in being trustworthy in what they say, but they are unlikely to be as eager to learn as I am."
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"The Path is not far from man. When men try to pursue a course, which is far from the common indications of consciousness, this course cannot be considered The Path."
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