The Distance of Virtue: A Wish Away

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Confucius declared: Is virtue distant? The moment I wish for it, it is already here.

Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! virtue is at hand.

仁远乎哉？我欲仁，斯仁至矣。

Source: The Analects, Shu Er VII, Chapter 30

Author: Confucius

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