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Confucius quotes: Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.
Confucius quotes: When you see a good man, think of emulating him; when you see a bad man, examine your own heart. When you see a good man, think of emulating him; when you see a bad man, examine your own heart.
Confucius quotes: Base yourself in loyalty and trust. Don't be companion with those who are not your moral equal. When you make a mistake, don't hesitate to correct it. Base yourself in loyalty and trust. Don't be companion with those who are not your moral equal. When you make a mistake, don't hesitate to correct it.
Confucius quotes: A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard. A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard.
Confucius quotes: Excessive (population) growth may reduce output per worker, repress levels of living for the masses and engender strife Excessive (population) growth may reduce output per worker, repress levels of living for the masses and engender strife
Confucius quotes: Bird in hand makes it harder to blow nose. Bird in hand makes it harder to blow nose.
Confucius quotes: To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short. To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
Confucius quotes: Have no friends not equal to yourself. Have no friends not equal to yourself.
Confucius quotes: Thought, unassisted by learning, is dangerous. Thought, unassisted by learning, is dangerous.
Confucius quotes: Gentlemen should not waste their time on trivial games they should play go[3] Gentlemen should not waste their time on trivial games
they should play go[3]
Confucius quotes: To love a thing means wanting it to live. To love a thing means wanting it to live.
Confucius quotes: Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself. Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself.
Confucius quotes: The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live. The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live.
Confucius quotes: Every house guest brings you happiness. Some when they arrive, and some when they are leaving Every house guest brings you happiness. Some when they arrive, and some when they are leaving
Confucius quotes: The superior man loves his soul; the inferior man loves his property. The superior man loves his soul; the inferior man loves his property.
Confucius quotes: Be aroused by poetry; structure yourself with propriety, refine yourself with music. Be aroused by poetry; structure yourself with propriety, refine yourself with music.
Confucius quotes: The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct. The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct.
Confucius quotes: To know what is first and what is last will lead near to what is taught in the Great Learning. To know what is first and what is last will lead near to what is taught in the Great Learning.
Confucius quotes: If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one's entire life, perhaps it would be 'thoughtfulness. If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one's entire life, perhaps it would be 'thoughtfulness.
Confucius quotes: Heaven begat Virtue in me; what can man do unto me? Heaven begat Virtue in me; what can man do unto me?
Confucius quotes: A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him. A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.
Confucius quotes: The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
Confucius quotes: The Master said, I set my heart on the Way, base myself on virtue, lean upon benevolence for support and take my recreation in the arts. The Master said, I set my heart on the Way, base myself on virtue, lean upon benevolence for support and take my recreation in the arts.
Confucius quotes: If a man is not good, what has he to do with the rules of propriety? If he is not good, what has he to do with music? If a man is not good, what has he to do with the rules of propriety? If he is not good, what has he to do with music?
Confucius quotes: If things far away don't concern you, you'll soon mourn things close at hand. If things far away don't concern you, you'll soon mourn things close at hand.
Confucius quotes: Nothing is more visible than things hidden; Nothing is more manifest than things minute; Therefore, the superior man should be aware of his aloneness Nothing is more visible than things hidden; Nothing is more manifest than things minute; Therefore, the superior man should be aware of his aloneness
Confucius quotes: A man should practice what he preaches, but a man should also preach what he practices. A man should practice what he preaches, but a man should also preach what he practices.
Confucius quotes: You turn the handle the way it goes, not the way it ought to go You turn the handle the way it goes, not the way it ought to go
Confucius quotes: Table your mistakes, learn from them, then move on. Table your mistakes, learn from them, then move on.
Confucius quotes: What can a man do with music who is not benevolent? What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?
Confucius quotes: Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws. Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws.
Confucius quotes: The contrived language and the flattering attitude rarely come with the virtue. The contrived language and the flattering attitude rarely come with the virtue.
Confucius quotes: A disciple having asked for a definition of charity, the Master said LOVE ONE ANOTHER. A disciple having asked for a definition of charity, the Master said LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
Confucius quotes: When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them. When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.
Confucius quotes: If I hold up one corner of a square and the student cannot workout the other three for himself, I won't go any further. If I hold up one corner of a square and the student cannot workout the other three for himself, I won't go any further.
Confucius quotes: It is man that makes truth great, not truth that makes man great. It is man that makes truth great, not truth that makes man great.
Confucius quotes: One who can move mountains start with the little stones. One who can move mountains start with the little stones.
Confucius quotes: Care not for want of place; care for thy readiness to fill one. Care not for being unknown, but seek to be worthy of note. Care not for want of place; care for thy readiness to fill one. Care not for being unknown, but seek to be worthy of note.
Confucius quotes: A man whose strength gives out collapses along the course. In your case you set the limits beforehand. A man whose strength gives out collapses along the course. In your case you set the limits beforehand.
Confucius quotes: The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches. The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.
Confucius quotes: The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety. The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.
Confucius quotes: Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it. Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.
Confucius quotes: A knight whose heart is set upon the Way, but who is ashamed of wearing shabby clothes and eating coarse food, is not worth calling into counsel. A knight whose heart is set upon the Way, but who is ashamed of wearing shabby clothes and eating coarse food, is not worth calling into counsel.
Confucius quotes: If an urn lacks the characteristics of an urn, how can we call it an urn? If an urn lacks the characteristics of an urn, how can we call it an urn?
Confucius quotes: The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm. The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.
Confucius quotes: Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone. Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.
Confucius quotes: To know that one knows what one knows, and to know that one doesn't know what one doesn't know, there lies true wisdom. To know that one knows what one knows, and to know that one doesn't know what one doesn't know, there lies true wisdom.
Confucius quotes: He who searches for evil, must first look at his own reflection. He who searches for evil, must first look at his own reflection.
Confucius quotes: When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger. When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.
Confucius quotes: To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous. To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.
Confucius quotes: The Master said, "A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present."(Analects 2.11) The Master said, "A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present."
(Analects 2.11)
Confucius quotes: The object of the superior man is truth. The object of the superior man is truth.
Confucius quotes: Man shoot at nothing, sure to hit it. Man shoot at nothing, sure to hit it.
Confucius quotes: Never give a sword to a man who can't dance. Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.
Confucius quotes: Not feeling compassion for a stranger is like not feeling when one's foot has caught fire Not feeling compassion for a stranger is like not feeling when one's foot has caught fire
Confucius quotes: Every journey starts with a single step. Every journey starts with a single step.
Confucius quotes: If you reflect within yourself and find nothing to be ashamed of, how could you have anxiety or fear. If you reflect within yourself and find nothing to be ashamed of, how could you have anxiety or fear.
Confucius quotes: With a heavy load and a long journey With a heavy load and a long journey
Confucius quotes: By gaining the people, the kingdom is gained; by losing the people, the kingdom is lost. By gaining the people, the kingdom is gained; by losing the people, the kingdom is lost.
Confucius quotes: A man who reviews the old so as to find out the new is qualified to teach others. A man who reviews the old so as to find out the new is qualified to teach others.
Confucius quotes: The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this. The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.
Confucius quotes: A gentleman is ashamed to let his words outrun his deeds. A gentleman is ashamed to let his words outrun his deeds.
Confucius quotes: A man exercising no forethought will soon experience present sorrow. A man exercising no forethought will soon experience present sorrow.
Confucius quotes: The man of upright life is obeyed before he speaks. The man of upright life is obeyed before he speaks.
Confucius quotes: To become a leader, you must first become a human being To become a leader, you must first become a human being
Confucius quotes: Do not treat others as you yourself would not be treated. Do not treat others as you yourself would not be treated.
Confucius quotes: There is the love of knowing without the love of learning; the beclouding here leads to dissipation of mind. There is the love of knowing without the love of learning; the beclouding here leads to dissipation of mind.
Confucius quotes: It's only in winter that the pine and cypress are known to be evergreens. It's only in winter that the pine and cypress are known to be evergreens.
Confucius quotes: Better than the one who knows what is right is the one who loves what is right. Better than the one who knows what is right is the one who loves what is right.
Confucius quotes: The noble-minded encourage what is beautiful in people and discourage what is ugly in them. Little people do just the opposite. The noble-minded encourage what is beautiful in people and discourage what is ugly in them. Little people do just the opposite.
Confucius quotes: In antiquity men studied for their own sake; nowadays men study for the sake of impressing others. In antiquity men studied for their own sake; nowadays men study for the sake of impressing others.
Confucius quotes: I am not an originator but a transmitter. I am not an originator but a transmitter.
Confucius quotes: Some may study side by side, and yet be asunder when they come to the logic of things. Some may study side by side, and yet be asunder when they come to the logic of things.
Confucius quotes: To be in one's own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the nature of righteousness To be in one's own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the nature of righteousness
Confucius quotes: Remember even when alone, that the divine is everywhere. Remember even when alone, that the divine is everywhere.
Confucius quotes: A good man does not worry about not being known by others, but rather is concerned about not knowing them. A good man does not worry about not being known by others, but rather is concerned about not knowing them.
Confucius quotes: The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith. The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.
Confucius quotes: The more you know yourself, the more you forgive yourself. The more you know yourself, the more you forgive yourself.
Confucius quotes: Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
Confucius quotes: Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles. Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.
Confucius quotes: If language is not rectified, words do not correspond to meaning, and if words do not correspond to meaning, our deeds cannot be accomplished. If language is not rectified, words do not correspond to meaning, and if words do not correspond to meaning, our deeds cannot be accomplished.
Confucius quotes: Every man knows the smell of his own fart. Every man knows the smell of his own fart.
Confucius quotes: A hammer shatters glass but it also forges steel. A hammer shatters glass but it also forges steel.
Confucius quotes: You judge yourself by what you think you can achieve, others judge you by what have achieved. You judge yourself by what you think you can achieve, others judge you by what have achieved.
Confucius quotes: To throw oneself into strange teachings is quite dangerous. To throw oneself into strange teachings is quite dangerous.
Confucius quotes: Study the past, if you would divine the future. Study the past, if you would divine the future.
Confucius quotes: Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand. Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.
Confucius quotes: There has never been a man mean and at the same time virtuous. There has never been a man mean and at the same time virtuous.
Confucius quotes: There are three unfilial acts: the greatest of these is the failure to produce sons. There are three unfilial acts: the greatest of these is the failure to produce sons.
Confucius quotes: A good man regards the root; he fixes the root, and ail else flows out of it. The root is filial piety; the fruit brotherly love. A good man regards the root; he fixes the root, and ail else flows out of it. The root is filial piety; the fruit brotherly love.
Confucius quotes: There is one single thread binding my way together ... the way of the Master consists in doing one's best ... that is all. There is one single thread binding my way together ... the way of the Master consists in doing one's best ... that is all.
Confucius quotes: The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort. The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
Confucius quotes: The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later. The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.
Confucius quotes: Among the appliances to transform the people, sound and appearances are but trivial influences. Among the appliances to transform the people, sound and appearances are but trivial influences.
Confucius quotes: Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.
Confucius quotes: There is no body but eats and drinks. But they are few who can distinguish flavors. There is no body but eats and drinks. But they are few who can distinguish flavors.
Confucius quotes: Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge. Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.
Confucius quotes: Don't look for a black cat in a dark room, especially if it is not there ... Don't look for a black cat in a dark room, especially if it is not there ...
Confucius quotes: Tsze-kung wished to dispense with the sacrifice of a sheep for the New Moon ceremony. The Master said, "You love the sheep; I love the ceremony. Tsze-kung wished to dispense with the sacrifice of a sheep for the New Moon ceremony. The Master said, "You love the sheep; I love the ceremony.
Confucius quotes: Happiness is not at the top of the mountain, but in how to climb. Happiness is not at the top of the mountain, but in how to climb.

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