The Utmost Care: In His Words, No Negligence

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Confucius said: “All the superior man requires is that there be no carelessness in his words.”

What the superior man requires is just that in his words there may be nothing incorrect.

君子于其言，无所苟而已矣。

Source: The Analects, Zi Lu XIII, Chapter 3

Author: Confucius

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