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"Sincerity" is one of the core concepts in Confucianism, and its basic meaning is truthfulness and the absence of falsehood. Confucianism holds that "sincerity" is the essence of the "Way of Heaven" or the "Principle of Heaven," and it is the basis for the existence of all things. At the same time, "sincerity" is also the origin and foundation of morality. All moral behaviors must be based on inner truthfulness and the absence of falsehood; otherwise, they are false. The Doctrine of the Mean states that "without sincerity, there would be nothing." Sages take "sincerity" as their inherent nature, and their words and deeds naturally conform to the "Way of Heaven" and the "Principle of Heaven." Gentlemen, on the other hand, take "sincerity" as the goal of moral cultivation and the path to attaining the "Way of Heaven" and the "Principle of Heaven."