I have not seen a man who loves benevolence, or one who hates what is not benevolent. A man who loves benevolence will not place anything above it. A man who hates what is not benevolent will practice benevolence in such a way that he will not allow anything that is not benevolent to approach his person.
— Confucius Ancient

Chinese philosopher, founder of Confucianism

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Analects 4.6

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c. 5th century BCE

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Strange & Unusual

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https://ctext.org/analects/li-jen

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