Confucius Quotes
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We can know a person by observing his behaviour, understanding the reasons for his actions and ascertaining his intentions. If we do this, how can we not know him?
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The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage.
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Unify your attention. Do not listen with your ears, but with your mind. Do not listen with your mind but with your essence.
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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 around with a whip. But there isn’t an honorable way, so I just do what I like.
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Humanity is the equity of the heart.
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Never seek illicit wealth.
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If doing what ought to be done be made the first business and success a secondary consideration--is not this the way to exalt virtue?
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Here is an example of Confucius sayings: "It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop." In a few words, Confucius teaches us about patience, perseverance, discipline, and hard work. But if you probe further, you will see more layers. Confucius' philosophies have significantly influenced spiritual and social thought. His views bear insight and depth of wisdom. You can apply his teachings in every sphere of life. Confucius' profound teachings are based on humanism.
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A man exercising no forethought will soon experience present sorrow.
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There is good government when those who are near are made happy, and when those who are afar are attracted.
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To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?
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Possessed of courage but devoid of morality, a superior man will make trouble while a small man will be a brigand.
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The wise are free from perplexities; the virtuous from anxiety; and the bold from fear.
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To study and at times practice what one has learned, is this not a pleasure?
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The man of humanity delights in mountains.
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The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree.
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Heaven means to be one with God.
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The demands that good people make are upon themselves; Those that bad people make are upon others.
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Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.
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Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.
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A reasonable man adjusts himself to the world. An unreasonable man expects the world to adjust itself to him. Therefore all progress is made by unreasonable people.
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A happy union with wife and child is like the music of lutes and harps.
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In language clarity is everything.
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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. In a position of wealth and honor, he does what is proper to a position of wealth and honor. In a poor and low position, he does what is proper to a poor and low position.