The gentleman is calm and at ease. The gentleman is dignified but not proud; the small man is proud but not dignified.
ConfuciusA good man is not mine to see. Could I see a man possessed of constancy, that would satisfy me.
ConfuciusClever talk can confound the workings of virtue, just as small impatiences can confound great projects.
ConfuciusIn a district of ten families, there must be someone as honorable and sincere as I, but none as fond of learning.
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