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Quote by Ogyū Sorai
Virtue means acquisition. It means that each person acquires a share in the Way.
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The quote defines virtue as something a person gains rather than merely claims to possess. To be virtuous is to acquire “a share in the Way,” suggesting that each individual takes part in a larger path or guiding principle. Virtue is therefore personal participation: each person develops a connection to that Way through what they acquire.
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