Confucius Quotes
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Study the past if you want to define the future.
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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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It is the law of nature that woman should be held under the dominance of man.
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You can cheat an honest man but not make a fool out of him.
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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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Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.
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The Master said, “The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit.” (Analects 4.16)
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Learning, undigested by thought, is labor lost.
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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 wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall today be uppermost.
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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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It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.
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It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.
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What is most needed for learning is a humble mind.
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Excess and deficiency are equally at fault.
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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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The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.
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The good man does not grieve that other people do not recognize his merits. His only anxiety is lest he should fail to recognize theirs.
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When words lose their meaning, people lose their liberty.
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Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid punishments but will be without a sense of shame. Lead them with excellence and put them in their place through roles and ritual practices, and in addition to developing a sense of shame, they will order themselves harmoniously.
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A man without a mustache is a man without a soul.
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Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it.
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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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Never tire to study. And to teach to others.