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" Ability will never catch up with the demand for it. "
Demand
Never
Up
" A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words. "
Words
Ashamed
Deeds
" An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger. "
Than
Feared
Government
" A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. "
Actions
Man
Modest
" A youth, when at home, should be filial and, abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all and cultivate the friendship of the good. When he has time and opportunity, after the performance of these things, he should employ them in polite studies. "
Friendship
Home
Love
" Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. "
Without
Diamond
Flaw
" By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. "
Wisdom
Three
Experience
" Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven. "
Determined
Life
Heaven
" Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire. "
Yourself
You
Impose
" Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. "
Beauty
Sees
Everything
" Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage. "
Undone
Courage
Lack
" Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs. "
Your
People
Go
" Heaven means to be one with God. "
Means
Heaven
God
" He who acts with a constant view to his own advantage will be much murmured against. "
View
Own
Who
" He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it. "
Star
Government
Virtue
" He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger. "
Learning
Lost
Who
" He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good. "
Find
Will
Words
" How to play music may be known. At the commencement of the piece, all the parts should sound together. As it proceeds, they should be in harmony while severally distinct and flowing without break, and thus on to the conclusion. "
Music
Harmony
Together
" Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues. "
Humility
Solid Foundation
Foundation
" I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. "
Knowledge
Am
Born
" If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself. "
Men
Bad
I Am
" If some years were added to my life, I would give fifty to the study of the Yi, and then I might come to be without great faults. "
Life
Great
My Life
" If we don't know life, how can we know death? "
Know
Death
How
" If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear? "
Fear
Heart
Look
" If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people. "
Future
People
You
" I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. "
Remember
Brainy
Forget
" I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand. "
Brainy
Know
Remember
" In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of. "
Wealth
Poverty
Ashamed
" Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known. "
Yourself
You
Worthy
" It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. "
Stop
Long
Matter
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