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Duty Quote by Confucius

“What Heaven has conferred is called The Nature; an accordance…” quote by Confucius — Download Open image

“What Heaven has conferred is called The Nature; an accordance with this nature is called The Path of duty; the regulation of this path is called Instruction. The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path.”

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