Confucius Quotes
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A knight whose heart is set upon the Way, but who is ashamed of wearing shabby clothes and eating coarse food, is not worth calling into counsel.
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A gentleman does not promote a man on account of what he says; nor does he reject sayings, because the speaker is what he is.
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The superior man, extensively studying all learning, and keeping himself under the restraint of the rules of propriety, may thus likewise not overstep what is right.
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Only the supremely wise and the ignorant do not alter.
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An angry man is full of poison.
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Good people strengthen themselves ceaselessly.
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When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is diligent in his work and careful in speech. He avails himself to people of the Tao and thereby corrects himself. This is the kind of person of whom you can say, "he loves learning."
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The superior person gathers his weapons together in order to provide against the unforeseen.
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There are three things against which the wise man guards: lust when young, quarrels when strong, and covetousness when old.
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If you devote your life to seeking revenge, first dig two graves.
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Man is born with uprightness. If one loses it, he will be lucky if he escapes with his life.
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The person who is not strong enough gives up at the halfway point - but you are limiting yourself before even starting.
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He who works for his own interests will arouse much animosity.
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Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.
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If I cannot get men who steer a middle course to associate with, I would far rather have the impetuous and hasty. For the impetuous at any rate assert themselves.
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Roads were made for journeys not destinations.
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The gentleman holds justice to be of highest importance. If a gentleman has courage but neglects justice, he becomes insurgent. If an inferior man has courage but neglects justice, he becomes a thief.
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Ah, music, sacred tongue of God! I hear thee calling and I come.
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The gentleman sees what is right while the small man sees what is profitable.
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Those who understands is not better than those who appreciates, those who appreciates is not better than those who enjoys.
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
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In a hamlet of ten households, there are bound to be those who are my equal in doing their best for others and in being trustworthy in what they say, but they are unlikely to be as eager to learn as I am.
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A Nation's character is typified by its dancers.
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Listen much, keep silent when in doubt, and always take heed of the tongue; thou wilt make few mistakes. See much, beware of pitfalls, and always give heed to thy walk; thou wilt have little to rue. If thy words are seldom wrong, thy deeds leave little to rue, pay will follow.