Confucius
The proper man understands equity, the small man profits.
ConfuciusIt does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
ConfuciusHe who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
ConfuciusThe strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
ConfuciusWe take great pains to persuade other that we are happy than in endeavouring to think so ourselves.
ConfuciusEvery truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.
ConfuciusDeath and life have their determined appointments; riches and honours depend upon heaven.
ConfuciusNever hesitate to ask a lesser person.
ConfuciusLearning without thought is labor lost; and thought without learning is perilous.
ConfuciusIf 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.
ConfuciusLearn as though you would never be able to master it: Hold it as though you would be in fear if loosing it.
ConfuciusThe essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.
ConfuciusOnly the wisest and the stupidest of men never change.
ConfuciusThe perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.
ConfuciusThe superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
ConfuciusEverything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
ConfuciusIf 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.
ConfuciusTo be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.
ConfuciusChoose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.
ConfuciusBetween friends, frequent reproofs make the friendship distant.
ConfuciusIt is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change.
ConfuciusTo 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.
ConfuciusWhat you do not wish upon yourself, extend not to others.
ConfuciusPeople with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.
ConfuciusSilence is the true friend that never betrays.
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