When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is diligent in his work and careful in speech. He avails himself to people of the Tao and thereby corrects himself. This is the kind of person of whom you can say, "he loves learning."

君子食無求飽,居無求安,敏於事而慎於言,就有道而正焉,可謂好學也已。

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