Jiànxián-sīqí, jiànbùxián'érnèizìxǐngyě, zhè shì Rújiā xiūshēn de jīběngōng.
'See the virtuous and aspire to match them; see the unvirtuous and examine yourself' - a cornerstone of Confucian self-cultivation.
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From 《论语·里仁》: 子曰：见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也。(The Master said: on seeing a worthy man, think of equalling him; on seeing an unworthy one, examine yourself inwardly.) One of the Analects' most quoted lines on self-cultivation - the point is to treat every encounter as a mirror.
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省 is read xǐng here (to reflect), not shěng (to save). Always paired with 见贤思齐. 也 is a classical final particle, not 'also.'
