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«Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.»
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No literal correspondence in the Analects. The phrase derives from Oliver Goldsmith (The Vicar of Wakefield, 1766: "our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall"). The closest in Confucius is 15.30 on correcting faults.
Fonte: Csikszentmihalyi, Mark. «Confucius». The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (ed. Edward N. Zalta).
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Parole verificate di Confucius
«Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application? Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?»
Analectas 1.1 (trad. inglesa de Legge, 1861)
«At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth. At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right.»
Analectas 2.4
«If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge, so as continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others.»
Analectas 2.11