Confucius Quotes About Wisdom
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Do not worry about not holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role. Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.
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Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness and yet live, his escape from death is mere good fortune.
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When superiors are fond of showing their humanity, inferiors try to outstrip one another in their practice of 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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When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war.
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He who keeps danger in mind, is he who will rest safe in his seat; he who keeps ruin in mind, is he who will preserve his interests secure.
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It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
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While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits of the dead...While you do not know life, how can you know about death
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Learn, as if never overtaking your object, and yet as if apprehensive of losing it.
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For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish. We should be careful indeed what we say.
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The inner nature of man is the province of Music.
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He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.
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He who merely knows right principles is not equal to him who loves them.
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If you don't know how to live, why wonder about death?
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If you chase two rabbits, you catch none.
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By the ruler's cultivation of his own character there is set up the example of the course which all should pursue.
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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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When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
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Ceremonies are the first thing to be attended to in the practice of government.
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They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
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A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?
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To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being proud is easy.
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By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.
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To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.
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If you try to do too much, you will not achieve anything.
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When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.
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It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.
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Don't be concerned about others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.
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The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
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To take what you know for what you know, and what you do not know for what you do not know, that is knowledge indeed.
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