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To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.: Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.: Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analects
If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere - although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has.: Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analects
Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.: Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analects
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Have no friends not equal to yourself.: Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analects
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When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.: Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analects
He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.: Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analects
[The superior man] acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions.: Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analects
Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.: Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analects
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When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.: Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analects
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