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A great nation is like a great man:When he makes a mistake, he realizes it.Having realized it, he admits it.Having admitted it, he corrects it.He considers those who point out his faultsas his most benevolent teachers.He thinks of his enemyas the shadow that he himself casts.
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Supposing you eliminated suffering, what a dreadful place the world would be! I would almost rather eliminate happiness. The world would be the most ghastly place because everything that corrects the tendency of this unspeakable little creature, man, to feel over-important and over-pleased with himself would disappear. He's bad enough now, but he would be absolutely intolerable if he never suffered.
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It is better to advise than upbraid, for the one corrects the erring; the other only convicts them.
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I prefer the emotion that corrects the rule.
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The best fortune that can fall to a man is that which corrects his defects and makes up for his failings.
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When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is diligent in his work and careful in speech. He avails himself to people of the Tao and thereby corrects himself. This is the kind of person of whom you can say, "he loves learning."
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The archer who misses his mark does not blame the target. He stops, corrects himself and shoots again.
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The improvement of the mind improves the heart and corrects the understanding.
