Coarse rice to eat, water to drink, my bended arm for a pillow - therein is happiness. Wealth and rank attained through immoral means are nothing but drifting clouds.

Confucius

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Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.

Confucius

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Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.

Confucius

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Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every religion.

Dalai Lama

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To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle.

Confucius

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Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought to involve us in war.

George Washington

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