The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

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The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.

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Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.

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By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

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Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

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Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.

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He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

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Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

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It is only the benevolent man who is capable of liking or disliking other men.

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Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.

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