CHAPTER VI.
Tsze-chang asked Confucius about perfect virtue.
Confucius said, 'To be able to practise five things everywhere under heaven
constitutes perfect virtue.' He begged to ask what they were, and was told,
'Gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness. If you are
grave, you will not be treated with disrespect. If you are generous, you will
win all. If you are sincere, people will repose trust in you. If you are
earnest, you will accomplish much. If you are kind, this will enable you to
employ the services of others.'
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