Confucius Quotes
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Which demands a lot of himself and some others, will be free from hatred.
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Words are the voice of the heart.
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Remember even when alone, that the divine is everywhere.
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The way of the superior man may be compared to what takes place in traveling, when to go to a distance we must first traverse the space that is near, and in ascending a height, when we must begin from the lower ground.
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Without Goodness one cannot enjoy enduring happiness.
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If language is not rectified, words do not correspond to meaning, and if words do not correspond to meaning, our deeds cannot be accomplished.
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Man who want pretty nurse, must be patient.
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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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Reviewing the day's lessons. Isn't it joyful? Friends come from far. Isn't it delightful? One has never been angry at other's misunderstanding. Isn't he a respectable man?
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Heaven begat Virtue in me; what can man do unto me?
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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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Transport a handful of earth everyday and you will make a mountain.
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If your desire is for good, the people will be good.
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At fifteen my mind was directed to study, and at thirty I knew where to stand.
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You turn the handle the way it goes, not the way it ought to go.
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Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas.
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All the darkness in the world can't put out the light of one candle.
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To err and not reform, this may indeed be called error.
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A gentleman wishes to be slow to speak and quick to act.
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Wisdom, humanity & courage, these three are universal virtues. The way by which they are practiced are one.
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Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!
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Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.
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He who is harmony with Nature hits the mark without effort and apprehends the truth without thinking.
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The Master said of Gong Yechang, “He is marriageable. Although he was once imprisoned and branded as a criminal, he was in fact innocent of any crime.” The Master gave him his daughter in marriage. (Analects 5.1)