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 When you see a good man, think of emulating him; when you see a bad man, examine your own heart.

The ancients hesitated to give their thoughts utterance: they were afraid that their actions might not be equal to their words.

Few are those who err on the side of self-restraint.

Virtue cannot live in solitude: neighbours are sure to grow up around it.

Chi Wên Tzǔ used to reflect thrice before he acted. When told of this, the Master said: Twice would do.

The Master said: Alas! I have never met a man who could see his own faults and arraign himself at the bar of his own conscience.

Tzǔ Hua having been sent on a mission to the Ch'i State, Jan Ch'iu begged for a gift of grain for his mother. The Master said: Give her a peck.—The disciple asking for more, he said: