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15.10

Zigong asked Confucius about humaneness.

Confucius replied, “The craftsman who wants to do his work well sharpens his tools first. When you live in a state, serve its most worthy officials and make friends with its humane scholar-officials.”

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Categories Book 15 Tags Confucius, Friendship, Humaneness, Zigong
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