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Do not do to others what you would not like yourself. Then there will be no feelings of opposition to you, whether it is the affairs of a state that you are handling or the affairs of a family.
己所不欲，勿施于人。在帮无怨，在家无怨。
The gentleman calls attentions to the good point in others; he does not attention to their defects. The small man does just the reverse of this.
君子成人之美，不成人之恶。小人反是。
The gentleman by his culture collects friends about him, and through these friends promotes goodness.
君子以文会友，以友辅仁。
Do not try to hurry thins. Ignore minor considerations. If you hurry thins, your personality will not come into play. If you let yourself be distracted by minor considerations, nothing important will ever get finished.
无欲速，不见小利。欲速则不达，见小利则大事不成。A good man will certainly also posses courage; but a brave man is not necessarily good. 仁者必有勇，勇者不必有仁。
To be poor and not resent it is far harder than to be rich, yet not presumptuous.
贫而无怨难，富而无骄易。
The gentleman can influence those who are above him; the small man can only influence those who are below him.
君子上达，小人下达。
In old days men studied for the sake of self-improvement; nowadays men study in order to impress other people.
古之学者为己，今之学者为人。
A gentleman does not grieve that people do not recognize his merits; he grieves at his own incapacities.
不患人之不己知，患其不能也。
I do not accuse heaven, nor do i lay the blame on men. But the studies of men below are felt on high, and perhaps after all i am known; not here, but in heaven!
不怨天，不尤人，下学而上达。知我者其天呼！
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