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• In his errors a man is true to type. Observe the errors and you will know the man.
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• Whatever one man is capable of conceiving, other men will be able to achieve. -- Jules Verne
• Man who fishes in other man's well often catch crabs. -- Confucius Say
• While the gentleman cherishes benign rule, the small man cherishes his native land.
  While the gentleman cherishes a respect for the law, the small man cherishes generous treatment....
• The conqueror is regarded with awe, the wise man commands our esteem, but it is the benevolent man who wins our affection.
• Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. -- Confucius, Analec
• Rotten wood cannot be carved. -- Confucius (Analects, Book 5, Ch. 9)
• Study without though is useless. Thought without learning is dangerous. -- Confucius, The Analec
• To see what is right and not to do it, is want of courage. -- Confucius Analec