Confucius: The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration.

The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and su — Confucius

The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration.

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