The Master said, "I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or onewho hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue, would esteemnothing above it. He who hated what is not virtuous, would practicevirtue in such a way that he would not allow anything that is notvirtuous to approach his person." Is any one able for one day to apply his strength to virtue? I havenot seen the case in which his strength would be insufficient." Should there possibly be any such case, I have not seen it. Confucius
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  1. It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve and bad things are very easy to get.
  2. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
  3. Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
  4. Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.
  5. If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.
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