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Zeng Can

4.15

Confucius said, “Zeng Can, my Way has a single thread running through it.”

Zeng Can replied, “Yes.”

After Confucius left, the other students asked, “What did he mean by that?”

Zeng Can replied, “Our teacher’s way is just to be sincere and fair.”

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Categories Book 4 Tags Confucius, Righteousness, Sincerity, Zeng Can

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