He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor s…

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He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed. ✨ Confucius (2013). Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean, p.253, Courier Corporation
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He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed. ✨ Confucius (2013). Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean, p.253, Courier Corporation

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