A gentleman is ashamed to let his words outrun his deeds. — Confucius · Skopia

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A gentleman is ashamed to let his words outrun his deeds.

In the original Chinese

君子耻其言而过其行。

Analects · 221 BC

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Words vs. actions

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Philosophical literature

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221 BC Ancient World

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

Original citation

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

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