Confucius Quotes
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The great mountain must collapse, the mighty beam must break and the wise man wither like a plant.
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The superior man is universally minded and no partisan. The inferior man is a partisan and not universal.
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Don't worry about being acknowledged by others; worry about failing to acknowledge them.
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A gentleman considers what is right; the vulgar consider what will pay.
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The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
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When things are investigated, then true knowledge is achieved; when true knowledge is achieved, then the will becomes sincere; when the will is sincere, then the heart is set right ; when the heart is set right, then the personal life is cultivated; when the personal life is cultivated, then the family life is regulated; when the family life is regulated, then the national life is orderly; and when the national life is orderly, then there is peace in this world.
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A good man does not make a warrior, just as good steel does not go for nails.
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The superior man limits his achievements.
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If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.
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Cultivate the root; the leaves and branches will take care of themselves.
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Those people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future.
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He who merely knows right principles is not equal to him who loves them.
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Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.
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Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
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When we have intelligence resulting from sincerity, this condition is to be ascribed to nature; when we have sincerity resulting from intelligence, this condition is to be ascribed to instruction. But given the sincerity, and there shall be the intelligence; given the intelligence, and there shall be the sincerity.
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When you breathe, you inspire, and when you do not breathe, you expire.
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To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.
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Do not wish for quick results, nor look for small advantages. If you seek quick results, you will not reach the ultimate goal. If you are led astray by small advantages, you will never accomplish great things.
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The Master said, "To study, and then in a timely fashion to practice what you have learned - is this not satisfying? To have companions arrive from afar - is this not a joy? To remain unrecognized by others and yet remain free of resentment - is this not the mark of the gentleman?"
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It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.
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The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall today be uppermost.
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A good man does not worry about not being known by others, but rather is concerned about not knowing them.
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It is the law of nature that woman should be held under the dominance of man.
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Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it.