“Man has three ways of acting wisely. First, on meditation; t…”

“Man has three ways of acting wisely. First, on meditation; that is the noblest. Secondly, on imitation; that is the easiest. Thirdly, on experience; that is the bitterest.”

— Confucius

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The Analects, as reported in Chambers Dictionary of Quotations (1997), p. 279

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