Confucius Quotes
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Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.
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A father's and a mother's age must be borne in mind; with joy on the one hand, fear on the other.
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The person of benevolence never worries.
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The love to Wisdom is getting closer to the own bright path.
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The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is heard to speak, his language is firm and decided.
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A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard.
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Do not let a leader lead you on a bad path.
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Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous.
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To know your faults and be able to change is the greatest virtue.
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Don't worry that other people don't know you; worry that you don't know other people.
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The Three Armies can be deprived of their commanding officer, but even a common man cannot be deprived of his purpose.
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Everyone calls his son his son, whether he has talents or has not talents.
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At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of right.
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The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.
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The man who loves his job never works a day in his life.
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True goodness springs from a man's own heart. All men are born good.
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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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If you know, say you know. If you don't know, say you don't know.
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There is nothing impossible in all the world except that the heart of man is wanting in resolution.
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Is there any one maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one's whole life? Surely the maxim of loving kindness is such: Do not unto others what you would not they should do unto you.
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You do not understand even life. How can you understand death?
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The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm.
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He who fails to prepare, prepares to fail.
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Men of principle are sure to be bold, but those who are bold may not always be men of principle.