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- Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men
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- Associate with those who can advantage you. Put away from you those who cannot do so
- For one word a man is often deemed to be wise. And for one word he is often deemed to be foolish. We ought to be careful indeed in what we say
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- For one word a man is often deemed to be wise. And for one word he is often deemed to be foolish. We ought to be careful indeed in what we say
Isabella
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- To have faults and not to reform them, this indeed should be pronounced having faults
- Superior man is correctly firm, and not firm merely
- Those whose courses are different cannot lay plans for one another
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- Superior man is correctly firm, and not firm merely
- Those whose courses are different cannot lay plans for one another
Isabella
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- There’s never been a mean man, and at the same time, virtuous
- Can there be love which does not lead to strictness with its object?
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- Can there be love which does not lead to strictness with its object?
Isabella
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- To lead an uninstructed people to war is to throw them away
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- Do not do to others what you do not wish done to yourself
- If the people have no faith in their rulers, there is no standing for the state
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- If the people have no faith in their rulers, there is no standing for the state
Isabella
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- If I am not to mourn bitterly for this man, who whom should I mourn?
- This man seldom speaks. When he does, he is sure to meet the point
- Why must one read books before he can be considered to have learned?
— May 02, 2026 04:26PM
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- This man seldom speaks. When he does, he is sure to meet the point
- Why must one read books before he can be considered to have learned?
Isabella
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- Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles. Have no friends not equal to yourself. When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them
- The will of even a common man cannot be taken from him
— May 02, 2026 03:56PM
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- The will of even a common man cannot be taken from him
Isabella
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- Things that are past, it is needless to blame
- Virtue is not left to stand alone, he who practices it will have neighbors
- Rotten wood cannot be carved
- I am also ashamed of them. To conceal resentment against a person, and appear friendly with him
— May 02, 2026 03:07PM
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- Virtue is not left to stand alone, he who practices it will have neighbors
- Rotten wood cannot be carved
- I am also ashamed of them. To conceal resentment against a person, and appear friendly with him
Isabella
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- I will not be afflicted at men’s not knowing me, I will be afflicted that I do not know men
- The accomplished scholar is not a utensil
- Things that are past, it is needless to blame
- Virtue is not left to stand alone, he who practices it will have neighbors
— Apr 28, 2026 04:23AM
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- The accomplished scholar is not a utensil
- Things that are past, it is needless to blame
- Virtue is not left to stand alone, he who practices it will have neighbors
Isabella
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- Have no friends not equal to yourself
- I will not be afflicted at men’s not knowing me, I will be afflicted that I do not know men
— Apr 27, 2026 06:06PM
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- I will not be afflicted at men’s not knowing me, I will be afflicted that I do not know men
