"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
"A man should demand much from himself, but little from others. When you meet a man of worth, think how you may attain to his excellence. When you meet an unworthy one, then look within and examine yourself."
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Source: Confucius (1909). “The Sayings of Confucius”
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