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| Confucius Quotes |
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It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
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Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
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Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
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I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.
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Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.
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Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.
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If we don't know life, how can we know death?
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Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.
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He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
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I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.
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Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.
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He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
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Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
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Heaven means to be one with God.
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A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
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It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
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Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
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Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.
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The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
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The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
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If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?
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Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.
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Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.
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The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.
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I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me;I will be concerned at my own want of ability.
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The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
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To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.
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When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.
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Study the past, if you would divine the future.
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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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Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!
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They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
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Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
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The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.
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The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
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Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
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Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.
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Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
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To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
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To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
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We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.
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An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
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Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
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When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
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Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
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Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
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When anger rises, think of the consequences.
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To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.
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Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
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You cannot open a book without learning something.
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Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?
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