Confucius Quotes
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Just as lavishness leads easily to presumption, so does frugality to meanness. But meanness is a far less serious fault than presumption.
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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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The demands that a great man makes are on himself; those of a petty man are upon others.
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The failure to cultivate virtue, the failure to examine and analyze what I have learned, the inability to move toward righteousness after being shown the way, the inability to correct my faults-these are the causes of my grief.
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They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
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People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.
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When frying small fish, disturb them little.
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He who works for his own interests will arouse much animosity.
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Faithfulness and sincerity first of all.
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Love makes a spot beautiful: who chooses not to dwell in love, has he got wisdom?
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The man of upright life is obeyed before he speaks.
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He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed.
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Love is like a spice. It can sweeten your life - however, it can spoil it, too.
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The end of the day is near when small men make long shadows.
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He who kisses girl on hillside is not level.
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The Master said, “A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing or modest meals is not even worth conversing with.” (Analects 4.9)
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If the people are governed by laws and punishment is used to maintain order, they will try to avoid the punishment but have no sense of shame. If they are governed by virtue and rules of propriety are used to maintain order, they will have a sense of shame and will become good as well.
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If you did not do so for the sake of riches,You must have done so for the sake of novelty.
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I was complaining that I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet.
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Earnest in practicing the ordinary virtues, and careful in speaking about them, if, in his practice, he has anything defective, the superior man dares not but exert himself; and if, in his words, he has any excess, he dares not allow himself such license.