If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success.
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"The superior man thinks of virtue; the small man thinks of comfort. The superior man thinks of the sanctions of law; the small man thinks of favors which he may receive."
"The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life."
"The Master said, 'A man may be able to recite the three hundred odes, but if, when entrusted with a governmental charge, he knows not how to act, or if, when sent to any quarter on a mission, he canno…"
"If a man does not say 'What shall I do? What shall I do?', I can do nothing with him."
"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.'"
From a teaching on the Rectification of Names (Analects 13.3)
Date: c. 551-479 BCE
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