What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the mean man seeks is in others.

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If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.

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In his errors a man is true to type. Observe the errors and you will know the man.

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The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.

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The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it.

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Things that are done, it is needless to speak about... things that are past, it is needless to blame.

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A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that his future will not be equal to our present?

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Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established.

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The superior man... does not set his mind either for anything, or against anything; what is right he will follow.

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The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration.

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