The Harmony of Differences: “The Superior Man is Harmonious but Not Uniform”

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Confucius said: “The superior man is harmonious but not uniform; the mean man is uniform but not harmonious.”

The superior man is affable, but not adulatory; the mean man is adulatory, but not affable.

君子和而不同，小人同而不和。

Source: The Analects, Zi Lu XIII, Chapter 23

Author: Confucius

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