The Diverging Paths: “The Superior Man Progresses Upwards, the Mean Man Downwards”

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Confucius said: “The superior man’s path leads upward; the mean man’s path leads downward.”

The progress of the superior man is upwards; the progress of the mean man is downwards.

君子上达，小人下达。

Source: The Analects, Xian Wen XIV, Chapter 23

Author: Confucius

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