Confucius Quotes, Kindness Quotes, Should Quotes

Is there any one maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one's whole life? Surely the maxim of loving kindness is such: Do not unto others what you would not they should do unto you.

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Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar.

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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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Great as heaven and earth are, men still find some things in them with which to be dissatisfied. Thus it is that, were the superior man to speak of his way in all its greatness, nothing in the world would be found able to embrace it, and were he to speak of it in its minuteness, nothing in the world would be found able to split it.

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A gentleman wishes to be slow to speak and quick to act.

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In antiquity men studied for their own sake; nowadays men study for the sake of impressing others.

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Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.

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He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger... Men of superior mind busy themselves first getting at the root of things; when they succeed, the right course is open to them.

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Possessed of courage but devoid of morality, a superior man will make trouble while a small man will be a brigand.

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If proper in their own conduct, what difficulty would they have in governing? But if not able to be proper in their own conduct, how can they demand such conduct from others?

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I am not an originator but a transmitter.

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Give a man a fish, feed home for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed for a lifetime.

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Big head, target for enemy; big heart, target for friend.

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A hammer shatters glass but it also forges steel.

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If I am building a mountain and stop before the last basketful of earth is placed on the summit, I have failed.

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If I am virtuous and worthy, for whom should I not maintain a proper concern?

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In your promises cleave to what is right, And you will be able to fulfill your word.

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If you would govern a state of a thousand chariots (a small-to-middle-size state), you must pay strict attention to business, be true to your word, be economical in expenditure and love the people.

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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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These are the four abuses: desire to succeed in order to make oneself famous; taking credit for the labors of others; refusal to correct one's errors despite advice; refusal to change one's ideas despite warnings.

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