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Book 1 - Chapter 1
The Master said, "Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant
perseverance and application?
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-noun- steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state etc.
Perseverance
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word in a It takes a lot of perseverance to get through different school subjects.
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- noun- the act of putting to a special use of purpose.
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word in a The application of my lock is to lock my locker.
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2. Book 1 - Chapter 1
"Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure
though men may take no note of him?"
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word in a The virtue of knowing some ones weakness.
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-noun- agitation
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3. Book 1 - Chapter 4
The philosopher Tsang said, "I daily examine myself on three points:-- whether, in transacting
business for others, I may have been not faithful;-- whether, in intercourse with friends, I may have
been not sincere;-- whether I may have not mastered and practiced the instructions of my teacher."
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-verb- to carry on or conduct
Transacting
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-noun- dealings or communications between individuals.
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4. Book 2 - Chapter 20
Chî K'ang asked how to cause the people to reverence their ruler, and to be faithful to him. The
Master said, "Let him preside over them with gravity;-- then they will reverence him. Let him be kind
to all;-- then they will be faithful to him."
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5. Book 4 - Chapter 9
The Master said, "A scholar, whose mind is set on truth, and who is ashamed
of bad clothes and bad food, is not fit to be discoursed with."
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6. Book 4 - Chapter 20
The Master said, "The cautious seldom err."
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7. Book 6 - Chapter 15
The Master said, "If the only way out is by the door, how is it that men will
fight going out by that way?"
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Book 7 - Chapter 11
The Master said, "If any means of escaping poverty presented itself that did not involve doing wrong,
I would adopt it. If it was by illegitimate means, I shall continue to pursue the quests that I love."
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8. Book 8 - Chapter 16
The Master said, "Ardent and yet not upright, stupid and yet not attentive;
simple and yet not sincere:-- such persons do not understand."
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9. Book 12 - Chapter 16
The Master said, "The superior man seeks to perfect the admirable qualities of
men, and does not seek to perfect their bad qualities. The mean man does the
opposite of this."
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10. Book 13 - Chapter 23
The Master said, "The superior man is affable, but not adulatory; the mean man is
adulatory, but not affable."
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11. Book 15 - Chapter 14
The Master said, "He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep
himself from being the object of resentment."
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Book 15 - Chapter 22
The Master said, "The superior man does not promote a man simply on account of his words."
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12. Book 17 - Chapter 2
The Master said, "By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart."
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Book 19 - Chapter 21
Tsze-kung said, "The faults of the superior man are like the eclipses of the sun and moon. He has his
faults, and all men see them; he changes again, and all men look up to him."
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