Confucius Quotes
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Riches and honor are what everyone desires, but if they can be gained only by doing evil, they must not be held. Don't worry about not being in office, worry about qualifying yourself for office. Don't worry that no one knows you, but seek to be worthy of being known.
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Be faithful and true of word; let thy walk be plain and lowly: thou wilt get on, though in savage land. If thy words be not faithful and true, thy walk plain and lowly, wilt thou get on, though in thine own home? Standing, see these words ranged before thee; driving, see them written upon the yoke. Then thou wilt get on.
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If the people be led by laws, and uniformity sought to be given them by punishments, they will try to avoid the punishment, but have no sense of shame.
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Remember even when alone, that the divine is everywhere.
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When admins have faults, they do not fear to ignore them.
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It doesn't make a difference how gradually you go so long as you don't stop.
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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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To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.
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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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All the darkness in the world can't put out the light of one candle.
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To understand yourself is the key to wisdom.
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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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The gentleman prefers to be slow in word but diligent in action.
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Character is the backbone of our human culture. Music is the flowering of character.
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Justice for All in the World.
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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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I followed my heart without breaking any rules.
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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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Do not treat others as you yourself would not be treated.
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Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
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Wisdom delights in water; love delights in hills. Wisdom is stirring; love is quiet. Wisdom is merry; love grows old.
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Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?
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There has never been a man mean and at the same time virtuous.
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A man living without conflicts, as if he never lives at all.