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8.7

Zengzi said, “An aspiring scholar-official must be determined and strong. The burden is heavy and the road is long. Humaneness is the burden—isn’t that heavy? Only at death may it be laid down—isn’t that a long road?”

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Categories Book 8 Tags Death, Determination, Humaneness, Scholar, Zengzi
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