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Analects 13:27

Confucius said

Toughness, endurance, simplicity, and reticence are near jen.


The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue. L


The firm of spirit, the resolute in character, the simple in manner, and the slow of speech are not far from virtue. S


A man of strong, resolute, simple character approaches nearly to the true moral character. K


A man of strong, resolute, simple character and few words approaches the true moral character. (Council of Chinese Cultural Renaissance)


Steady, solid, quaint, quiet: near to ren. (Brooks & Brooks)

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