Confucius Quotes, Daughter Quotes, Criminals Quotes

The Master said of Gong Yechang, “He is marriageable. Although he was once imprisoned and branded as a criminal, he was in fact innocent of any crime.” The Master gave him his daughter in marriage. (Analects 5.1)

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Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it

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Heaven gives long life to the just and the intelligent.

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Only after Winter comes do we know that the pine and the cypress are the last to fade.

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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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True goodness springs from a man's own heart. All men are born good.

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The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.

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An angry man is full of poison.

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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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The end of the day is near when small men make long shadows.

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Do unto others as you wish others do unto you.

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We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living

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When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war.

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The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this. In a position of wealth and honor, he does what is proper to a position of wealth and honor. In a poor and low position, he does what is proper to a poor and low position.

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Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.

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Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety.

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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.

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He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being the object of resentment.

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Let mourning stop when one's grief is fully expressed.

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Behave when away from home as though you were in the presence of an honored guest. Employ the people as though you were assisting at an important sacrifice. Do not do to others what you would not like yourself. Then there will be no feelings of opposition to you, whether it is the affairs of a state that you are handling or the affairs of a family.

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