Confucius Quotes
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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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To understand yourself is the key to wisdom.
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Those who make virtue their profession are the ruin of virtue.
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Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. To see it a person only needs to imagine how it could be worse.
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The only people who cannot change are the most wise and the most stupid.
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It is true that we shall not be able to reach perfection, but in our struggle toward it we shall strengthen our characters and give stability to our ideas, so that, whilst ever advancing calmly in the same direction, we shall be rendered capable of applying the faculties with which we have been gifted to the best possible account.
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A man living without conflicts, as if he never lives at all.
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If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere – although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has.
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The superior person is calm and composed; the lesser person is continuously worried and distressed.
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If names are not correct, then language is not in accord with the truth of things. If language is not in accord with the truth of things, then affairs cannot be carried out successfully.
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A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.
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The superior man is quiet and calm, waiting for the appointments of heaven, while the mean man walks in dangerous paths, looking for lucky occurrences.
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Even if I could, I would not exahnge their virtues for my own. And that is why they are intent on learning from me.
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If you want to change the world, first change your heart.
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If a man in the morning hear the right way, he may die in the evening without regret.
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Sir, in carrying on your government, why should you use killing at all? Let your evinced desires be for what is good, and the people will be good. The relation between superiors and inferiors is like that between the wind and the grass. The grass must bend, when the wind blows across it.
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It is goodness that gives to a neighborhood its beauty. One who is free to choose, yet does not prefer to dwell among the good - how can he be accorded the name of wise?
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In your promises cleave to what is right, And you will be able to fulfill your word.
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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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The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path.
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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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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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Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
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An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it.