The Master said, 'The superior man, extensively studying all learning, and keeping himself under the restraint of the rules of propriety, may thus likewise not overstep what is right.'
— Confucius Ancient

Chinese philosopher, founder of Confucianism

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Analects, Book VI, Chapter 25

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c. 5th century BCE

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