Confucius Quotes, Stars Quotes, Administration Quotes

To be excellent when engaged in administration is to be like the North Star. As it remains in its one position, all the other stars surround it.

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A Nation's character is typified by its dancers.

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I have never seen one who really loves goodness or one who really hates wickedness. One who really loves goodness will not place anything above it. One who really hates wickedness will practice goodness in such a way that wickedness will have no chance to get at him. Is there anyone who has devoted his whole strength to doing good for even as long as a single day? I have not seen anyone give up such an attempt because he had not the strength to go on. Perhaps there is such a case, but I have never seen it.

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The Master said, “A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing or modest meals is not even worth conversing with.” (Analects 4.9)

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He who needs only coarse food, water and drink, and as pillow his folded arms will find happiness without further search.

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A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.

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Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

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He who works for his own interests will arouse much animosity

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A man who reviews the old so as to find out the new is qualified to teach others.

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The wise man delights in water, the Good man delights in mountains. For the wise move; but the Good stay still. The wise are happy; but the good secure.

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When a nation or family is about to flourish, there are sure to be happy omens; and when it is about to perish, there are sure to be unlucky omens.

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If an urn lacks the characteristics of an urn, how can we call it an urn?

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Waste begets self-will; thrift begets meanness: but better be mean than self-willed.

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The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.

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The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come.

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To acknowledge our faults when we are blamed, is modesty; to discover them to one's friends in ingenuousness, is confidence; but to preach them to all the world, if one does not take care, is pride.

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The Essence of Knowledge is, having it, to use it.

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Only one who bursts with enthusiasm do I instruct; Only one who bubbles with excitement do I enlighten. If I hold up one corner and you do not come back to me with the other three, I do not continue the lesson.

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Never seek illicit wealth.

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The Way is not for, but from, man; if we take the Way as something superhuman, beyond man, this is not the real Way.

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