The Master said of Gong Yechang, “He is marriageable. Although he was once imprisoned and branded as a criminal, he was in fact innocent of any crime.” The Master gave him his daughter in marriage.
(Analects 5.1)

Confucius

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The Master said, “Wealth and honor are things that all people desire, and yet unless they are acquired in the proper way I will not abide them. Poverty and disgrace are things that all people hate, and yet unless they are avoided in the proper way I will not despise them.

“If the gentleman abandons ren, how can he be worthy of that name? The gentleman does not violate ren even for the amount of time required to eat a meal. Even in times of urgency or distress, he does not depart from it.”
(Analects 4.5)

Confucius

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The Master said, “A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing or modest meals is not even worth conversing with.”
(Analects 4.9)

Confucius

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The Master said, “The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit.”
(Analects 4.16)

Confucius

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The Master said, “To study, and then in a timely fashion to practice what you have learned—is this not satisfying? To have companions arrive from afar—is this not a joy? To remain unrecognized by others and yet remain free of resentment—is this not the mark of the gentleman?”
(Analects 1.1)

Confucius


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The Master said, “A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.”
(Analects 2.11)

Confucius

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If I understand Change, I shall make no great mistake in Life

Confucius


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Behind every smile there's teeth.

Confucius


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I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.”
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated

Confucius


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Faithfulness and sincerity are the highest things.

Confucius


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