WIST Quotations · @WISTquote
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A quotation from Confucius:

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What I call a great minister is one who employs the Way in serving his sovereign. If he cannot do that, he resigns.
[所謂大臣者、以道事君、不可則止。]
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AV MB · @AV_MB_in_DC
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a friend of mine wanted to sell a water heater. He explained to the buyer that it had a problem and should be seen by a repairman. The buyer agreed, paid the price, and loaded the heater into his truck. My friend then had doubts: what if the buyer never fixed the heater properly? Would it be unsafe? He chased the buyer down the road, thrust the money back at him, and --- to the protestations of the buyer -- pulled the heater down to throw it away.

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