The Master said, “The reason why the ancients did not readily give utterance to their words, was that they feared lest their actions should not come up to them.”
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The paradigmatic Chinese sage expounds on leading an ethical and fulfilled life.
The Master said, “The reason why the ancients did not readily give utterance to their words, was that they feared lest their actions should not come up to them.”