CONFUCIUS (K’UNG FU-TZU)

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Steadfastness, perseverance, simplicity, and humility are close to virtue.

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Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation, there is sure to be failure.

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Respect yourself, and others will respect you.

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

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One joy dispels a hundred cares.

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It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

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Study the past if you would define the future.

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We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.

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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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Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

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The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

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Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

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Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

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When paths are different, do not make plans together

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Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.

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The gentleman is calm and at ease. The gentleman is dignified but not proud, the small man is proud but not dignified.

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Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?

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A gentleman is ashamed to let his words outrun his deeds.

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He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

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When anger rises, think of the consequences.

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We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression."

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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without

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To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice.

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Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.
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Learn as though you would never be able to master it; Hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it

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Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

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What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

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I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.

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By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the most bitter.
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Chose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.

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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

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When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

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To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short

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If you look into your own heart, you find nothing wrong there, what is there to fear?

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A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.

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Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

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The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions.

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To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

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You cannot open a book without learning something.

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Roads were made for journeys, not destinations.

Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it.
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The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.”

Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean

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Do not let a leader lead you on a bad path.

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The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

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