“The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”
Confucius compiled his Analects over decades of teaching in Zhou Dynasty China, in an era when political speech was a performance of power. He was deeply suspicious of men whose eloquence outran their deeds — a pattern he saw repeatedly in court life.
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