Full Idea
He who in this world can practise five things may indeed be considered Man-at-his-best: humility, maganimity, sincerity, diligence, and graciousness.
Gist of Idea
The virtues of the best people are humility, maganimity, sincerity, diligence, and graciousness
Source
Kongzi (Confucius) (The Analects (Lunyu) [c.511 BCE], XVII.5)
Book Reference
Confucius: 'The Sayings of Confucius', ed/tr. Ware,James R. [Mentor 1955], p.110
A Reaction
A very nice list. Who could resist working with a colleague who had such virtues? Who could go wrong if they married a person who had them? I can't think of anything important that is missing.