

“If you want to make a stand, help others make a stand, and if you want to reach your goal, help others reach their goal. Consider yourself and treat others accordingly: this is the method of Humanity.”
― The Analects
― The Analects

“Is it not indeed a pleasure to acquire knowledge and constantly to exercise oneself therein?”
― The Analects
― The Analects

“Clever talk, ingratiating looks, fawning reverence: Tso-ch’iu Ming found that shameful, and so do I. Friendly while harboring resentment: Tso-ch’iu Ming found that shameful, too, and so do I.”
― The Analects
― The Analects

“Lord Chi Wen thought three times before taking any action. When the Master heard this, he said: Twice is plenty enough.”
― The Analects
― The Analects

“Adept Lu spent a night at Stone Date, and the gatekeeper asked: Where are you from? From the House of Confucius, replied Lu. Isn’t he the one who knows it’s hopeless, but keeps trying anyway?”
― The Analects
― The Analects
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