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#98,581
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government and people; those in and out of the court or government; the entire nation
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#141,685
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someone who has come to say farewell; those who have come to say farewell; people at a send-off
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#143,586
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those who meet must part (suggesting the transient nature of this life); we meet only to part
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#254,860
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those confident in themselves
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attendance; those present
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those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the landfrom the Book of Rites
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those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassionfrom the Analects of ConfuciusSee also: 巧言令色 (こうげんれいしょく)
They say fine words are no virtue if they're insincere and that's him in a nutshell. He's all talk but doesn't mean a word of it.
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those who want it
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