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Quotations by author » Confucius
China's most famous teacher, philosopher, and political theorist, 551-479 BC
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The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
Men
The superior man will watch over himself when he is alone. He examines his heart that there may be nothing wrong there, and that he may have no cause of dissatisfaction with himself.
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The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold they are free from fear.
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The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, "I shall today be uppermost
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The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.
ChildrenFulfilment
There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.
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There was a man from Sung who pulled at his rice plants because he was worried about their failure to grow
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They must change who would be constant in happiness and wisdom.
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They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
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Things that are done, it is needless to speak about; things that are past it is needless to blame.
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Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.
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Those who are firm, enduring, simple and unpretentious are the nearest to virtue
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Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it
EqualityTruth
To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.
GenerosityHeavenVirtue
To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude. He who knows these three things
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To be in one's own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the nature of righteousness
Sympathy
To be with God.
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To be wrong is nothing unless you continue to remember it
Failure
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
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To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
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