Is Goodness indeed so far away? If we really wanted Goodness, we should find that it was at our very side.

仁遠乎哉。我欲仁、斯仁至矣。

Confucius

Quoted in Analects

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Personal growth Self-improvement

Speaker

Confucius

Source

Analects

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Chinese

Time

221 BC 220s BC 3rd century BC

Occupation

Philosopher

From

China Asia

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Original Citation

Confucius. 論語 [The Analects]. c. 479 BCE.

Current Citation

Confucius. The Analects, edited and translated by Annping Chin. Penguin Classics, 2014.

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Fortunately analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.

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Time
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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