Confucius Quotes

I never really said all those things I said

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Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.

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The really faithful lover of learning holds fast to the Good Way till death.

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Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

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

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The Master said, “What a worthy man was Yan Hui! Living in a narrow alley, subsisting upon meager bits of rice and water—other people could not have borne such hardship, and yet it never spoiled Hui’s joy. What a worthy man was Hui!” (Analects 6.11)

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Even if I could, I would not exahnge their virtues for my own. And that is why they are intent on learning from me.

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Cultivate the root; the leaves and branches will take care of themselves.

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As in the case of making a mound, if, before the very last basketful, I stop, then I shall have stopped. As in the case of leveling the ground, if, though tipping only one basketful, I am going forward, then I shall be making progress.

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

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Not too isolated, not too many relationships, the middle, that's wisdom.

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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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Who heeds not the future will find sorrow at hand

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The people may be put into the way they should go, though they may not be put into the way of understanding it.

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You cannot open a book without learning something.

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I am not bothered by the fact that I am not understood. I am bothered when I do not know others.

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

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Seek Not Every Quality In One Individual.

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The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.

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When we have intelligence resulting from sincerity, this condition is to be ascribed to nature; when we have sincerity resulting from intelligence, this condition is to be ascribed to instruction. But given the sincerity, and there shall be the intelligence; given the intelligence, and there shall be the sincerity.

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