51-60
51. “A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”
52. “To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.”
53. “Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.”
54. “He who acts with a constant view to his own advantage will be much murmured against.”
55. “The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.”
56. “To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.”
57. “When anger rises, think of the consequences.”
58. “To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.”
59. “I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being.”
60. “The object of the superior man is truth.”
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