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Confucius Quotes: The gentleman does not promote people merely on the basis of their words, nor does he reject words merely because of the person who uttered them.
         

The gentleman does not promote people merely on the basis of their words, nor does he reject words merely because of the person who uttered them.


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The gentleman does not promote people merely on the basis of their words, nor does he reject words merely because of the person who uttered them.
         



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