Confucius Quotes About Confucian
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He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed.
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He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.
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The people may be made to follow a path of action but they may not be made to understand it.
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He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
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It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
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Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
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What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.
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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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Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
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They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
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The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.
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By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.
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I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it.
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To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.
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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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Study the past if you would define the future. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
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When anger rises, think of the consequences.
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Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue.
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Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
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Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.
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Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
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Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.
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If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.
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Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
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If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere - although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has.
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Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
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Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.
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Respect yourself and others will respect you.
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