Confucius quotes
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“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
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“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
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“Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.”
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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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“He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.”
-- ConfuciusSource : Confucius (1998). “论语”
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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.”
-- ConfuciusSource : As quoted in"Be Free!: Keys to Success and Happiness in Every Aspect of Your Life" by Slavica Bogdanov, (p. 45), October 12, 2012.
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“The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.”
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“Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.”
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“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”
-- ConfuciusSource : "Words of Wisdom to Live By". Book by Alfred Armand Montapert, 1986.
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“A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.”
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“The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.”
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“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.”
-- ConfuciusSource : "Conversations on Creativity with Darold Treffert, Part II: D". Interview with Scott Barry Kaufman, www.psychologytoday.com. April 13, 2011.
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“Everyone eats and drinks; yet only few appreciate the taste of food.”
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“If there were an honorable way to get rich, I’d do it, even if it meant being a stooge standing around with a whip. But there isn’t an honorable way, so I just do what I like.”
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“Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.”
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“The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.”
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“The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.”
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“If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?”
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“Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established”
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“Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.”
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“Those who are firm, enduring, simple and unpretentious are the nearest to virtue.”
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“If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one's entire life, perhaps it would be 'thoughtfulness.”
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“Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.”
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“I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.”
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“Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.”
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“A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.”
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“A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.”
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“Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role.”
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“Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.”
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“When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is diligent in his work and careful in speech. He avails himself to people of the Tao and thereby corrects himself. This is the kind of person of whom you can say, 'he loves learning.'”
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“If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children.”
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“Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.”
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“If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.”
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“When you are laboring for others, let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.”
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“The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct.”
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“There are three marks of a superior man: being virtuous, he is free from anxiety; being wise, he is free from perplexity; being brave, he is free from fear.”
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“A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.”
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“He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.”
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“A gentleman considers what is right; the vulgar consider what will pay.”
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“You must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.”
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“I was complaining that I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet.”
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“To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.”
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“The Man who says he can, and the man who says he can not.. Are both correct”
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“When words lose their meaning, people lose their liberty.”
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“Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.”
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“Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.”
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“A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.”
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“Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they are obtained in the right way they may not be possessed.”
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“The virtuous man is driven by responsibility, the non-virtuous man is driven by profit.”
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“A man who has committed a mistake and does not correct it is committing another mistake.”
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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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“In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.”
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“Cultivate the root; the leaves and branches will take care of themselves.”
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“If we don't know life, how can we know death?”
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“The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.”
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“There is one single thread binding my way together...the way of the Master consists in doing one's best...that is all.”
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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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“The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?”
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“What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.”
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“Don't be concerned about others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.”
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“To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.”
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“What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.”
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“To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.”
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“Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.”
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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 more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.”
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“Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.”
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“You cannot open a book without learning something.”
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“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
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“The more you know yourself, the more you forgive yourself.”
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“Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.”
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“A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.”
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“If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.”
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“If you want to change the world, first change your heart.”
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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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“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”
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“You do not understand even life. How can you understand death?”
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“The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.”
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“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
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“Some are born with knowledge, some derive it from study, and some acquire it only after a painful realization of their ignorance. But the knowledge being possessed, it comes to the same thing. Some study with a natural ease, some from a desire for advantages, and some by strenuous effort. But the achievement being made, it comes to the same thing.”
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“Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.”
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“When you see a good man, try to emulate his example, and when you see a bad man, search yourself for his faults.”
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“The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree.”
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“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”
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“If you don't know how to live, why wonder about death?”
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“The failure to cultivate virtue, the failure to examine and analyze what I have learned, the inability to move toward righteousness after being shown the way, the inability to correct my faults-these are the causes of my grief.”
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“Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others.”
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“Knowledge without practice is useless. Practice without knowledge is dangerous.”
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