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IX.4: There were four things from which the Master was entirely free. He had no foregone conclusions, no arbitrary predeterminations, no obstinacy, and no egotism.
XVII.2: The Master said, "By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart." XIV.25: The Master said, "In ancient times, men learned with a view to their own improvement. Nowadays, men learn with a view to the approbation of others." XV.29: The Master said, "To have faults and not to reform them--this, indeed, should be pronounced having faults." Confucius Analects |
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