Confucius Quotes, Beauty Quotes, Wise Quotes

It is goodness that gives to a neighborhood its beauty. One who is free to choose, yet does not prefer to dwell among the good - how can he be accorded the name of wise?

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A man exercising no forethought will soon experience present sorrow.

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Guide the people by law, subdue them by punishment; they may shun crime, but will be void of shame. Guide them by example, subdue them by courtesy; they will learn shame, and come to be good.

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Be loyal to yourself, charitable to neighbours, nothing more.

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A man who lacks reliability is utterly useless.

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To love a thing means wanting it to live.

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If the search for riches were sure to be successful, though I should become a groom with a whip in my hand to get them, I will do so. As the search may not be successful, I will follow after that which I love.

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Excess and deficiency are equally at fault.

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What you dislike in your superiors, avoid doing to your inferiors. What you dislike in your inferiors, avoid doing when working for your superiors. What you hate in those who are in front of you, do not do to those behind you.

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

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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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Don't use cannon to kill musquito.

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Great is the man who can overcome the world, but greater still is the man who can overcome himself, for he will have the world spinning on the palm of his hand.

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Though Confucius served the Duke of Lu, a Chinese state, he made many enemies with the nobles of the land. His views antagonized the powerful nobles, who wanted the Duke to be a puppet in their hands. Confucius was exiled from the State of Lu for more than two decades. He lived in the countryside, spreading his teachings.

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I do not want a friend who smiles when I smile, who weeps when I weep; for my shadow in the pool can do better than that.

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The proper man understands equity, the small man profits.

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A man without persistence will never make a good shaman or a good physician.

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The silent treasuring up of knowledge; learning without satiety; and instructing others without being wearied: which one of these things belongs to me?

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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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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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