The Master said, “A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.”
(Analects 2.11)


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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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People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.
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