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Book 1 - Chapter 1
The Master said, "Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant
perseverance and application?
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steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state
Perseverance
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word in a The perseverance of the officer won him a great battle making him a generaal.
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close attention; persistent effort
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2. Book 1 - Chapter 1
"Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure
though men may take no note of him?"
Define - Virtue moral excellence; goodness
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word in a The man with virtue thought he was obliged to help the elderly person across the street.
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the state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; perturbation
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word in a The man was discomposed with the young boy who was trying to get attention.
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A good person does not care if people are not paying attention them.
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3. Book 1 - Chapter 4
The philosopher Tsang said, "I daily examine myself on three points:-- whether, in transacting
business for others, I may have been not faithful;-- whether, in intercourse with friends, I may have
been not sincere;-- whether I may have not mastered and practiced the instructions of my teacher."
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to carry on or conduct
Transacting
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word in a When Jim was transacting his project he was getting frustrated when it kept getting erased.
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communication between individuals
Intercourse
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word in a When the two friends were having intercourse they learned of a party that night.
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At school I conduct my business, do homework, I communicate with my friends, and I pay
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4. Book 2 - Chapter 20
Chî K'ang asked how to cause the people to reverence their ruler, and to be faithful to him. The
Master said, "Let him preside over them with gravity;-- then they will reverence him. Let him be kind
to all;-- then they will be faithful to him."
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to regard
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5. Book 4 - Chapter 9
The Master said, "A scholar, whose mind is set on truth, and who is ashamed
of bad clothes and bad food, is not fit to be discoursed with."
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a student who has been awarded a scholarship
Scholar
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word in a The scholar was ready and excited for college.
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talk; conversation
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6. Book 4 - Chapter 20
The Master said, "The cautious seldom err."
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7. Book 6 - Chapter 15
The Master said, "If the only way out is by the door, how is it that men will
fight going out by that way?"
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In Mr. Daley's class it would be better to come in at the end of the day and read or actually do my
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Book 7 - Chapter 11
The Master said, "If any means of escaping poverty presented itself that did not involve doing wrong,
I would adopt it. If it was by illegitimate means, I shall continue to pursue the quests that I love."
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illegitimate
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8. Book 8 - Chapter 16
The Master said, "Ardent and yet not upright, stupid and yet not attentive;
simple and yet not sincere:-- such persons do not understand."
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9. Book 12 - Chapter 16
The Master said, "The superior man seeks to perfect the admirable qualities of
men, and does not seek to perfect their bad qualities. The mean man does the
opposite of this."
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10. Book 13 - Chapter 23
The Master said, "The superior man is affable, but not adulatory; the mean man is
adulatory, but not affable."
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11. Book 15 - Chapter 14
The Master said, "He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep
himself from being the object of resentment."
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Book 15 - Chapter 22
The Master said, "The superior man does not promote a man simply on account of his words."
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12. Book 17 - Chapter 2
The Master said, "By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart."
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Book 19 - Chapter 21
Tsze-kung said, "The faults of the superior man are like the eclipses of the sun and moon. He has his
faults, and all men see them; he changes again, and all men look up to him."
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All men have faults but the real men fix their faults into strengths.
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