Confucius Quotes
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If you want to change the world, first change your heart.
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Respect the gods and the devils but keep them at a distance.
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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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The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path.
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Keep it simple and focus on what matters. Don't let yourself be overwhelmed.
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Those who do not study are only cattle dressed up in men's clothes.
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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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Whatever heaven ordains is best.
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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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Gentlemen should not waste their time on trivial games -- they should play go.
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I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.
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The superior man accords with the course of the Mean. Though he may be all unknown, unregarded by the world, he feels no regret - It is only the sage who is able for this.
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To prefer it is better than to only know it. To delight in it is better than merely to prefer it.
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To be fond of learning is to draw close to wisdom. To practice with vigor is to draw close to benevolence. To know the sense of shame is to draw close to courage. He who knows these three things knows how to cultivate his own character. Knowing how to cultivate his own character, he knows how to govern other men. Knowing how to govern other men, he knows how to govern the world, its states, and its families.
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Heaven begat Virtue in me; what can man do unto me?
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Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.
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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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If you don't know how to serve men, why worry about serving the gods?
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Clever talk can confound the workings of virtue, just as small impatiences can confound great projects.
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Wisdom is rooted in watching with affection the way people grow.
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To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude.
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If you yourself desire establishment, then help others to get establishment; if you yourself want success, then help others to attain success.
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Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.
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You can successfully force people to follow a certain course, but you cannot force them to understand it.