Confucius Quotes
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Baseball is wrong, man with four balls cannot walk.
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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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A good man is not mine to see. Could I see a man possessed of constancy, that would satisfy me.
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If I am building a mountain and stop before the last basketful of earth is placed on the summit, I have failed.
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If you reflect within yourself and find nothing to be ashamed of, how could you have anxiety or fear.
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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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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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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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If a man in the morning hear the right way, he may die in the evening without regret.
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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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Cultivated people foster what is good in others, not what is bad. Petty people do the opposite.
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To understand yourself is the key to wisdom.
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To take what you know for what you know, and what you do not know for what you do not know, that is knowledge indeed.
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The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities.
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Of all that Heaven produces and nourishes, there is none so great as man.
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Words are the voice of the heart.
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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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When admins have faults, they do not fear to ignore them.
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The superior person is calm and composed; the lesser person is continuously worried and distressed.
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Those who make virtue their profession are the ruin of virtue.
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A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.
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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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Respect the gods and the devils but keep them at a distance.
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Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.