Confucius Quotes
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Not knowing life, how can we know death? Why talk of spirits when you do not understand men?
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The superior man sets his person at rest before he moves; he composes his mind before he speaks.
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Justice for All in the World.
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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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Words are the voice of the heart.
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The Master said, "A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present."
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The only people who cannot change are the most wise and the most stupid.
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When wealth is centralized, the people are dispersed. When wealth is distributed, the people are brought together.
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I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me;I will be concerned at my own want of ability.
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I do not want a friend who smiles when I smile, who weeps when I weep; for my shadow in the pool can do better than that.
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I have never seen one who really loves goodness or one who really hates wickedness. One who really loves goodness will not place anything above it. One who really hates wickedness will practice goodness in such a way that wickedness will have no chance to get at him. Is there anyone who has devoted his whole strength to doing good for even as long as a single day? I have not seen anyone give up such an attempt because he had not the strength to go on. Perhaps there is such a case, but I have never seen it.
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When you are ignorant about something, to know that you are ignorant about it - that is knowledge.
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The gentleman prefers to be slow in word but diligent in action.
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I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.
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Shall I tell you what knowledge is? It is to know both what one knows and what one does not know.
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The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities.
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Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?
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Character is the backbone of our human culture. Music is the flowering of character.
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Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
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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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Please stop waiting for a better and more appropriate time to become happy and focus on the moment you live in. Happiness is not an arrival, it is the journey itself. Many people seek for happiness above the height of human beings, some below. Yet, happiness is exactly at the exact height of human beings.
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All the darkness in the world can't put out the light of one candle.
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If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it's OK. But you've got to shoot for something. A lot of people don't even shoot.
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It doesn't make a difference how gradually you go so long as you don't stop.