Confucius quote: "If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything."

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply can...
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The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.
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Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom whi...
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Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself f...
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The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we...
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He who acts with a constant view to his own advantage will be much murmured against.
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How to play music may be known. At the commencement of the piece, all the parts should sound togethe...
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When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you...
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Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.
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Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not wh...
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When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary ch...
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I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of abi...
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To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.
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They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
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Heaven means to be one with God.
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If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? Wha...
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It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
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Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.
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By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, ...
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I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.
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Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
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When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.
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Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.
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Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stag...
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The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys ...
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Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.
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The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees...
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The superior man does not, even for the space of a single meal, act contrary to virtue. In moments o...
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To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerit...
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The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.
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To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.
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If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.
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When things are investigated, then true knowledge is achieved; when true knowledge is achieved, then...
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The Master said, “The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profi...
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The Master said, “If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse...
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A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteo...
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To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.
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Study the past if you would define the future.
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Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it
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The Master said, “A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand th...
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The funniest people are the saddest ones
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The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
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To conceal resentment against a person, and appear friendly with him;— Tso Ch'iu-ming was ashamed ...
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A conversa impregnada de vaidade e o pretensiosismo são raramente compatíveis com a virtude.
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Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.
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Zuviel ist gerade so falsch wie zuwenig.
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Die Wahrheit hat keinen Erfolg.
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There are some with whom we may study in common, but we shall find them unable to go along with us t...
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A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our pres...
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What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?
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I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a m...
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Coarse rice to eat, water to drink, my bended arm for a pillow - therein is happiness. Wealth and ra...
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Care not for want of place; care for thy readiness to fill one. Care not for being unknown, but seek...
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To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being proud is easy.
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Tsze-Kung asked, “Is there one word with which to act in accordance throughout a lifetime?” The ...
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If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.
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The expectations of life depend upon diligence the mechanic that would perfect his work must first s...
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The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Not to discuss with a man worthy of conversation is to waste the man. To discuss with a man not wort...
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If there were an honorable way to get rich, I’d do it, even if it meant being a stooge standing ar...
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The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease...
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Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar.
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Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they...
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Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in th...
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When the wind blows,the grass bends.
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He Who Knows And Knows That He Knows Is A Wise Man - Follow Him;
He Who Knows Not And Knows Not...
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The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.
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Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.
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Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.
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Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
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Respect yourself and others will respect you.
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Faithfulness and sincerity are the highest things.
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The real fault is to have faults and not amend them.
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Not to alter one's faults is to be faulty indeed.
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When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.
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To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
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Study the past if you would divine the future.
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In a country well governed poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed wealth...
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A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.
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Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have th...
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Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.
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Consideration for others is the basic of a good life, a good society.
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Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losi...
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
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If you lead the people with correctness, who will dare not be correct?
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Mankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.
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We take greater pains to persuade others we are happy than in trying to think so ourselves.
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Have no friends not equal to yourself.
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Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.
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They must change who would be constant in happiness and wisdom.
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To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we mus...
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Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
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He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.
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To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be c...
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When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
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To see what is right, and not do it, is want of courage, or of principle.
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When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.
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It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.
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The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.
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I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.
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A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.
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Humility is the solid foundation of all the virtues.
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To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.
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The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall today be uppermost...
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Love thy neighbor as thyself: Do not to others what thou wouldn't not wish be done to thyself: Forgi...
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A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.
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Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
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Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others.
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To know is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.
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The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.
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When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you...
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Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.
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Is there any one maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one's whole life? Surely the maxim of...
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Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated.
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When nature exceeds culture, we have the rustic. When culture exceeds nature then we the pedant.
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What the superior person seeks is in themselves. What the mean person seeks is in others.
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Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean.
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Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.
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Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
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He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
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It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
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To go too far is as bad as to fall short.
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What you do not want others to do to you, do not do to others.
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Of neighborhoods, benevolence is the most beautiful. How can the man be considered wise who when he ...
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To be with God.
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The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.
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With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow -- I have still joy in th...
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The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.
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I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.
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Boldness, without the rules of propriety, becomes insubordination.
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To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.
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If you look into your own heart, you find nothing wrong there, what is there to fear?
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Silence is the true friend that never betrays.
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When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine...
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To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are grav...
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Choose a job you like and you will never have to work a day of your life.
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The superior man thinks only of virtue; the common man thinks only of comfort.
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Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue
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To see what is right, and not do it, is want of courage, or of principle.
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Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
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By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, ...
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Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
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Make fair agreements and stick to them
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Learning without thought is labor lost.
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Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object? -Confucius.
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The gentleman understands rightousness, the petty man understands interest. .
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Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. -Confucius.
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Gravity is only the bark of wisdom; but it preserves it.
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
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Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.
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The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.
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Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
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Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.
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With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow-I have still joy in the...
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Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.
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Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role.
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Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of los...
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The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first...
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To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.
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The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
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To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity,...
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Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.
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If a man remembers what is right at the sign of profit, is ready to lay down his life in the face ...
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If you lead on the people with correctness, who will dare not to be correct?
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Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
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The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off, but the will of even a common man ...
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The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort, is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! virtue is at hand.
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To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.
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He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being the object of...
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It is better to play than do nothing
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Forget injuries; never forget kindness.
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Ignorance is the night of the mind, a night without moon or star
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When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them
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When anger rises, think of the consequences
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Tsze-Kung asked, "Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life?" The ...
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Real knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance.
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The cautious seldom err.
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If you don't know how to live, why wonder about death?.
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There are 3 elements essential in the matters of the State, Food, Military equipment, and Confidence...
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Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.
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When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
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If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of...
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Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean.
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The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first...
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A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.
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To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice.
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A picture is a poem without words.
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Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.
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By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection which is noblest; second, by imitation,...
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Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors
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It is man that makes truth great, not truth that makes man great.
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If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the goo...
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Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses
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When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps...
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Heaven means to be one with God. - Confucius,
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If I ever reach heaven I expect to find three wonders there: first, to meet some I had not thought t...
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To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five ...
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There is the love of knowing without the love of learning; the beclouding here leads to dissipation...
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Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
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