Confucius Quotes
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Words are the voice of the heart.
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A gentleman wishes to be slow to speak and quick to act.
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Remember even when alone, that the divine is everywhere.
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Listen widely to remove your doubts and be careful when speaking about the rest and your mistakes will be few.
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Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.
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Is any one able for one day to apply his strength to virtue? I have not seen the case in which his strength would be sufficient.
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The gentleman is calm and at ease. The gentleman is dignified but not proud; the small man is proud but not dignified.
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Better than the one who knows what is right is the one who loves what is right.
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Heaven begat Virtue in me; what can man do unto me?
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The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.
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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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The silent treasuring up of knowledge; learning without satiety; and instructing others without being wearied: which one of these things belongs to me?
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Gentlemen should not waste their time on trivial games -- they should play go.
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Without Goodness one cannot enjoy enduring happiness.
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What the wise seek is in themselves.
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You judge yourself by what you think you can achieve, others judge you by what have achieved.
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One who will study for three years. Without thought of reward. Would be hard indeed to find.
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Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas.
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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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The superior person is in harmony, but does not follow the crowd. The lesser person follows the crowd, but is not in harmony.