Confucius Quotes
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When a person should be spoken with, and you don't speak with them, you lose them. When a person shouldn't be spoken with and you speak to them, you waste your breath. The wise do not lose people, nor do they waste their breath.
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The contrived language and the flattering attitude rarely come with the virtue.
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Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.
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When anger rises, think of the consequences.
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I followed my heart without breaking any rules.
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The Essence of Knowledge is, having it, to use it.
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There is one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life -reciprocity.
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If I do not participate in the sacrifice, it is as if I did not sacrifice at all.
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When nature exceeds culture, we have the rustic. When culture exceeds nature, we have the pedant.
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Learning without thought is labour lost.
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The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.
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If a man be under the influence of anger his conduct will not be correct.
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Character is the backbone of our human culture. Music is the flowering of character.
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Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
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As in the case of making a mound, if, before the very last basketful, I stop, then I shall have stopped. As in the case of leveling the ground, if, though tipping only one basketful, I am going forward, then I shall be making progress.
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It is the way of the superior man to prefer the concealment of his virtue, while it daily becomes more illustrious, and it is the way of the mean man to seek notoriety, while he daily goes more and more to ruin.
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He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.
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The young should be dutiful at home, modest abroad, careful and true, overflowing in kindness for all, but in brotherhood with love. And if they have strength to spare they should spend it on the arts.
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The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.
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Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.