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42 Things that are done, it is needless to speak about - things that are past, it is needless to blame.
43 Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
44 Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
45 What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
46 The determined scholar and the man of virtue will not seek to live at the expense of injuring their virtue. They will even sacrifice their lives to preserve their virtue complete.
47 When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.
48 He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed.
49 The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.
50 A picture is a poem without words.
51 I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
52 The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.
53 Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
54 Not to alter one's faults is to be faulty indeed.
55 Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star.
56 To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
57 Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
58 Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
59 The object of the superior man is truth.
60 If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.
61 Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your work.
62 I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.
63 In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
64 The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it.
65 Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.
66 If we don't know life, how can we know death?
67 Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.
68 To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.
69 With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow - I have still joy in the midst of these things. Riches and honors acquired by unrighteousness are to me as a floating cloud.
70 The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.
71 Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean.
72 Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue.
73 When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again.
74 The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential - these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.
75 A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
76 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.
77 He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
78 Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.
79 The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
80 When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
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