Confucius
Confucius (Kong Fu Zi or K'ung-fu-tzu), literally "Master Kong". Chinese social philosopher, whose teachings deeply influenced East Asian life and thought.
Found 79 thoughts of Confucius
The proper man understands equity, the small man profits.
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It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
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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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The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
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We take great pains to persuade other that we are happy than in endeavouring to think so ourselves.
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Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.
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Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honours depend upon heaven.
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Never hesitate to ask a lesser person.
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Learning without thought is labor lost; and thought without learning is perilous.
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If I am walking with two other men, each of them I will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.
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Learn as though you would never be able to master it: Hold it as though you would be in fear if loosing it.
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The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.
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Only the wisest and the stupidest of men never change.
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The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.
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The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
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Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
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If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything.
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To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.
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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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Between friends, frequent reproofs make the friendship distant.
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It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change.
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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 put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.
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What you do not wish upon yourself, extend not to others.
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People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.
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Silence is the true friend that never betrays.
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