Bram van Velde (1895–1981) Dutch painter
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“Sincerity is the end and beginning of things; without sincerity there would be nothing.”
The Analects, The Doctrine of the Mean
Context: Sincerity is the end and beginning of things; without sincerity there would be nothing. On this account, the superior man regards the attainment of sincerity as the most excellent thing.
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