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Self-cultivation, family management, state governance, and bringing peace to all under heaven
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Studying the nature of things to acquire knowledge
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Unity of knowing and doing
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The benevolent man loves others.
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Great virtue is like water.
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Cultivating morality through good deeds
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Making continuous efforts to strengthen oneself
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One is unyielding when one has no private desire.
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Noble spirit
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Everyone has a duty toward his country.
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One may not study with the goal of becoming an official, but officials must be learned to fulfill their duties.
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Studying extensively, questioning earnestly, thinking profoundly, discriminating clearly, and practicing assiduously
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Learning is the bow, while competence is the arrow.
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Accumulating enough knowledge for future application
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Acquiring new ideas while reviewing old knowledge
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Reading 10,000 volumes of books and travelling 10,000 li of roads to become knowledgeable and experienced
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.
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Long, long is my road, and far, far is the journey; high and low, up and down, I'll search with will.
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Reaching the limit leads to change; change leads to solution; solution leads to development.
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A word once spoken cannot be retracted even by a team of four horses.
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Being true in word and resolute in deed
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Examining oneself three times a day
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Virtue uplifts, while vice debases.
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Complacency spells loss, while modesty brings benefit.
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Professionally dedicated and sociable
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The friendship between men of virtue is as pure as water.
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The people are the foundation of a state.
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Good timing, geographical convenience, and harmonious human relations
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Governance must win the people's support.
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Good governance and harmonious society