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Stone Chimes

A modern English adaption of the Analects of Confucius.

Confidence

13.26

Confucius said, “The noble person is confident without being arrogant. The small person is arrogant but lacks confidence.”

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15.22

Confucius said, “A noble person is confident, but not contentious. They are social, but they don’t join cliques.”

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