Confucius Quotes
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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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A good man does not worry about not being known by others, but rather is concerned about not knowing them.
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All wisdom is rooted in learning to call things by the right name. When things are properly identified, they fall into natural categories and understanding becomes orderly.
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Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.
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Excess and deficiency are equally at fault.
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The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does.
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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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What you dislike in your superiors, avoid doing to your inferiors. What you dislike in your inferiors, avoid doing when working for your superiors. What you hate in those who are in front of you, do not do to those behind you.
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Learning, undigested by thought, is labor lost.
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What is most needed for learning is a humble mind.
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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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You can cheat an honest man but not make a fool out of him.
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It is the law of nature that woman should be held under the dominance of man.
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If you chase two rabbits, you catch none.
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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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Study the past if you want to define the future.
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It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.
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The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?
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When words lose their meaning, people lose their liberty.
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The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.
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It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.
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When I walk along with two others, from at least one I will be able to learn.
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One dedicated worker is worth a thousand slaves.
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Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it.