The Master said, 'Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application? 'Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?' 'Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure though men may take no note of him?'
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- Analects 1.1 – tr. James Legge (1861)
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- Analects 1.1 – tr. James Legge (1861)
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- Confucianism
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