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Asuperiormanismodestinhisspeech,butexceedsinhisactions.
Abilitywillnevercatchupwiththedemandforit.
Anoppressivegovernmentismoretobefearedthanatiger.
Andremember,nomatterwhereyougo,thereyouare.
Benotashamedofmistakesandthusmakethemcrimes.
Beforeyouembarkonajourneyofrevenge,digtwograves.
Betteradiamondwithaflawthanapebblewithout.
Bynature,menarenearlyalike;bypractice,theygettobewideapart.
Bythreemethodswemaylearnwisdom:
First,byreflection,whichisnoblest;Second,byimitation,whichiseasiest;andthirdbyexperience,whichisthebitterest.
Chooseajobyoulove,andyouwillneverhavetoworkadayinyourlife.ConfuciusQuotes
Deathandlifehavetheirdeterminedappointments;richesandhonorsdependuponheaven.
Donotimposeonotherswhatyouyourselfdonotdesire.
Everythinghasbeauty,butnoteveryoneseesit.
Facedwithwhatisright,toleaveitundoneshowsalackofcourage.
Finewordsandaninsinuatingappearanceareseldomassociatedwithtruevirtue.
Forgetinjuries,neverforgetkindnesses.
Gobeforethepeoplewithyourexample,andbelaboriousintheiraffairs.
Havenofriendsnotequaltoyourself.
Hewhoexercisesgovernmentbymeansofhisvirtuemaybecomparedtothenorthpolarstar,whichkeepsitsplaceandallthestarsturntowardsit.
Hewholearnsbutdoesnotthink,islost!
Hewhothinksbutdoesnotlearnisingreatdanger.ConfuciusQuotes
Hewhospeakswithoutmodestywillfinditdifficulttomakehiswordsgood.
Hewhowillnoteconomizewillhavetoagonize.
Hewithwhomneitherslanderthatgraduallysoaksintothemind,norstatementsthatstartlelikeawoundintheflesh,aresuccessfulmaybecalledintelligentindeed.
HeavenmeanstobeonewithGod.
Holdfaithfulnessandsincerityasfirstprinciples.
Iamnotonewhowasborninthepossessionofknowledge;Iamonewhoisfondofantiquity,andearnestinseekingitthere.
Ihavenotseenapersonwholovedvirtue,oronewhohatedwhatwasnotvirtuous.Hewholovedvirtuewouldesteemnothingaboveit.
Ihear,Iknow.Isee,Iremember.Ido,Iunderstand.
Iwantyoutobeeverythingthat'syou,deepatthecenterofyourbeing.
Iwillnotbeconcernedatothermen'snotknowingme;Iwillbeconcernedatmyownwantofability.ConfuciusQuotes
Ifamantakesnothoughtaboutwhatisdistant,hewillfindsorrownearathand.
Ifamanwithdrawshismindfromtheloveofbeauty,andappliesitassincerelytotheloveofthevirtuous;if,inservinghisparents,hecanexerthisutmoststrength;if,inservinghisprince,hecandevotehislife;ifinhisintercoursewithhisfriends,hiswordsaresincere-althoughmensaythathehasnotlearned,Iwillcertainlysaythathehas.
IfIamwalkingwithtwoothermen,eachofthemwillserveasmyteacher.Iwillpickoutthegoodpointsoftheoneandimitatethem,andthebadpointsoftheotherandcorrecttheminmyself.
Ifwedon'tknowlife,howcanweknowdeath?
Ifyoulookintoyourownheart,andyoufindnothingwrongthere,whatistheretoworryabout?
Whatistheretofear?
Ifyouthinkintermsofayear,plantaseed;ifintermsoftenyears,planttrees;ifintermsof100years,teachthepeople.
Ignoranceisthenightofthemind,butanightwithoutmoonandstar.
Inacountrywellgoverned,povertyissomethingtobeashamedof.Inacountrybadlygoverned,wealthissomethingtobeashamedof.
Insteadofbeingconcernedthatyouhavenooffice,beconcernedtothinkhowyoumayfityourselfforoffice.Insteadofbeingconcernedthatyouarenotknown,seetothe(be?
)worthyofbeingknown.ConfuciusQuotes
Isvirtueathingremote?
Iwishtobevirtuous,andlo!
Virtueisathand.
Itdoesnotmatterhowslowlyyougoaslongasyoudonotstop.
Itiseasytohateanditisdifficulttolove.Thisishowthewholeschemeofthingsworks.Allgoodthingsaredifficulttoachieve;andbadthingsareveryeasytoget.
Itismoreshamefultodistrustourfriendsthantobedeceivedbythem.
Learningwithoutthoughtislaborlost;thoughtwithoutlearningisperilous.
Lifeisreallysimple,butweinsistonmakingitcomplicated.
Lookatthemeanswhichamanemploys,considerhismotives,observehispleasures.Amansimplycannotconcealhimself!
Men'snaturesarealike,itistheirhabitsthatcarrythemfarapart.
Nevercontractfriendshipwithamanthatisnotbetterthanthyself.
Nevergiveaswordtoamanwhocan'tdance.ConfuciusQuotes
Oldage,believeme,isagoodandpleasantthing.Itistrueyouaregentlyshoulderedoffthestage,butthenyouaregivensuchacomfortablefrontstallasspectator.
Onlythewisestandstupidestofmenneverchange.
Ourgreatestgloryisnotinneverfalling,butingettingupeverytimewedo.
Recompenseinjurywithjustice,andrecompensekindnesswithkindness.
Respectyourselfandotherswillrespectyou.
Silenceisatruefriendwhoneverbetrays.
Speakthetruth,donotyieldtoanger;give,ifthouartaskedforlittle;bythesethreestepsthouwiltgonearthegods.
Studythepast,ifyouwoulddefinethefuture.
Successdependsuponpreviouspreparation,andwithoutsuchpreparationthereissuretobefailure.
Thebooksalesmanshouldbehonoredbecausehebringstoourattention,asarule,theverybooksweneedmostandneglectmost.ConfuciusQuotes
Thecautiousseldomerr.
Thedeterminedscholarandthemanofvirtuewillnotseektoliveattheexpenseofinjuringtheirvirtue.Theywillevensacrificetheirlivestopreservetheirvirtuecomplete.
Theexpectationsoflifedependupondiligence;themechanicthatwouldperfecthisworkmustfirstsharpenhistools.
Thefaultsofasuperiorpersonarelikethesunandmoon.Theyhavetheirfaults,andeveryoneseesthem;theychangeandeveryonelooksuptothem.
Thefirm,theenduring,thesimple,andthemodestareneartovirtue.
Themanofvirtuemakesthedifficultytobeovercomehisfirstbusiness,andsuccessonlyasubsequentconsideration.
Themanwhoinviewofgainthinksofrighteousness;whointheviewofdangerispreparedtogiveuphislife;andwhodoesnotforgetanoldagreementhoweverfarbackitextends-suchamanmaybereckonedacompleteman.
Themoremanmeditatesupongoodthoughts,thebetterwillbehisworldandtheworldatlarge.
Theobjectofthesuperiormanistruth.
Thepeoplemaybemadetofollowapathofaction,buttheymaynotbemadetounderstandit.ConfuciusQuotes
Thescholarwhocherishestheloveofcomfortisnotfittobedeemedascholar.
Thestrengthofanationderivesfromtheintegrityofthehome.
Thesuperiormanactsbeforehespeaks,andafterwardsspeaksaccordingtohisaction.
Thesuperiormancannotbeknowninlittlematters,buthemaybeentrustedwithgreatconcerns.Thesmallmanmaynotbeentrustedwithgreatconcerns,buthemaybeknowninlittlematters.
Thesuperiormanisdistressedbythelimitationsofhisability;heisnotdistressedbythefactthatmendonotrecognizetheabilitythathehas.
Thesuperiormanismodestinhisspeech,butexceedsinhisactions.
Thesuperiormanissatisfiedandcomposed;themeanmanisalwaysfullofdistress.ConfuciusQuotes
Thesuperiormanmakesthedifficultytobeovercomehisfirstinterest;successonlycomeslater.
Thesuperiormanthinksalwaysofvirtue;thecommonmanthinksofcomfort.
Thesuperiormanunderstandswhatisright;theinferiormanunderstandswhatwillsell.
Thesuperiorman,whenrestinginsafety,doesnotforgetthatdangermaycome.Wheninastateofsecurityhedoesnotforgetthepossibilityofruin.Whenallisorderly,hedoesnotforgetthatdisordermaycome.Thushispersonisnotendangered,andhisStatesandalltheirclansarepreserved.
Thesuperiorman...doesnotsethismindeitherforanything,oragainstanything;whatisrighthewillfollow.
Thesuperiorman]actsbeforehespeaks,andafterwardsspeaksaccordingtohisactions.
Thewilltowin,thedesiretosucceed,theurgetoreachyourfullpotential...thesearethekeysthatwillunlockthedoortopersonalexcellence.ConfuciusQuotes
Therearethreemethodstogainingwisdom.Thefirstisreflection,whichisthehighest.Thesecondislimitation,whichistheeasiest.Thethirdisexperience,whichisthebitterest.
Therearethreethingswhichthesuperiormanguardsagainst.Inyouth...lust.Whenheisstrong...quarrelsomeness.Whenheisold...covetousness.
Thingsthataredone,itisneedlesstospeakabout...thingsthatarepast,itisneedlesstoblame.
Tobeableunderallcircumstancestopracticefivethingsconstitutesperfectvirtue;thesefivethingsaregravity,generosityofsoul,sincerity,earnestnessandkindness.
Tobewrongedisnothingunlessyoucontinuetorememberit.ConfuciusQuotes
Togobeyondisaswrongastofallshort.
Topracticefivethingsunderallcircumstancesconstitutesperfectvirtue;thesefivearegravity,generosityofsoul,sincerity,earnestness,andkindness.
Toseeandlistentothewickedisalreadythebeginningofwickedness.
Toseewhatisright,andnottodoit,iswantofcourageorofprinciple.
Virtueismoretomanthaneitherwaterorfire.Ihaveseenmendiefromtreadingonwaterandfire,butIhaveneverseenamandiefromtreadingthecourseofvirtue.ConfuciusQuotes
Virtueisnotlefttostandalone.Hewhopracticesitwillhaveneighbors.
Virtuouspeopleoftenrevengethemselvesfortheconstraintstowhichtheysubmitbytheboredomwhicht