Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles

Quote by Confucius

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In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country...

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country...

He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being...

He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being...

The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their...

The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their...

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice.

To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice.

I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.

I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.

With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a...

With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a...

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.

If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if...

If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if...

Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it

Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is...

If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is...

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

The cautious seldom err.

The cautious seldom err.

Never hesitate to ask a lesser person.

Never hesitate to ask a lesser person.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest....

There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest....

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.