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When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again.: Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analects
The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters.: Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analects
Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue.: Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analects
To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue...[They are] gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.: Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analects
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Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established.: Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analects
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Much learning does not teach understanding.: Heraclitus (540 BC - 480 BC), On the Universe
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You could not step twice into the same river; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.: Heraclitus (540 BC - 480 BC), On the Universe
It is better to hide ignorance, but it is hard to do this when we relax over wine.: Heraclitus (540 BC - 480 BC), On the Universe
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A man's character is his fate.: Heraclitus (540 BC - 480 BC), On the Universe
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Time as he grows old teaches all things.: Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC), Prometheus Bound

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