Earnest In Practicing The Ordinary Virtues, And Careful In Speaking About Them, If, In His Practice, He Has Anything Defective, The Superior Man Dares Not But Exert Himself; And If, In His Words, He Has Any Excess, He Dares Not Allow Himself Such License.

-Confucius

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Earnest In Practicing The Ordinary Virtues, And

Confucius

Earnest In Practicing The Ordinary Virtues, And Careful In Speaking About Them, If, In His Practice, He Has Anything Defective, The Superior Man Dares Not But Exert Himself; And If, In His Words, He Has Any Excess, He Dares Not Allow Himself Such License.

Topic

Character

Men

Practice

The Superior Man Does What Is Proper To The Station In Which He Is; He Does Not Desire To Go Beyond This. In A Position Of Wealth And Honor, He Does What Is Proper To A Position Of Wealth And Honor. In A Poor And Low Position, He Does What Is Proper To A Poor And Low Position.

Men

Honor

Desire