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The paradigmatic Chinese sage expounds on leading an ethical and fulfilled life.

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Confucius said, “Those who are born with the possession of knowledge are the highest class of men. Those who learn, and so, readily, get possession of knowledge, are the next. Those who are dull and stupid, and yet compass the learning, are another class next to these. As to those who are dull and stupid and yet do not learn;⁠—they are the lowest of the people.”

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