Confucius (BC 551-479, Chinese ethical teacher, philosopher) |
Fools and Foolishness |
| A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.
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Patience |
| A lack of patience in trifling matters might lead to the disruption of great project.
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Plans and Planning |
| A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.
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Failure |
| A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.
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Greed |
| A person is born with a liking for profit. If he gives way to this, it will lead him to quarrels and conflicts, and any sense of courtesy and humility will be abandoned.
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Envy |
| A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to violence and crime, and any sense of loyalty and good faith will be abandoned.
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Knowledge |
| Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others.
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Revenge |
| Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
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Risks |
| Boldness, without the rules of propriety, becomes insubordination.
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Wisdom |
| 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 bitterest.
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Rating: 2.39
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Love |
| Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?
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Work |
| Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
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Goodness |
| Committing oneself to unsuitable teachings is no good.
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Manners |
| Consideration for others is the basic of a good life, a good society.
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Fate |
| Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.
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Questions |
| Do not answer the person whose questions are vile. Do not question a person whose answers are vile.
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Achievement |
| Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.
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Leaders and Leadership |
| Do not let a leader lead you on a bad path.
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Worry |
| Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role.
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Principles |
| Don't be concerned that you have no position; be concerned how you may fit yourself to occupy one. .
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Complaints and Complaining |
| Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean.
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Beauty |
| Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
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Faithfulness |
| Faithfulness and sincerity are the highest things.
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Rating: 2.67
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Virtue |
| Five things constitute perfect virtue: gravity, magnanimity, earnestness, sincerity, kindness.
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Friends and Friendship |
| Have no friends not equal to yourself.
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Self-Control |
| He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.
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Virtue |
| He who governs by way of virtue can be compared to the North Pole Star, which keeps its place while all the other stars position themselves around it.
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Education |
| He who reviews old knowledge and continues to learn new knowledge is fit to teach others.
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Rewards |
| He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
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Fame |
| I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.
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Education |
| I don't teach the student who isn't eager to learn, nor do I help anyone who isn't eager to express himself. If I present one corner of a subject and the student cannot use it to learn the other three, I won't repeat my lesson.
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Virtue |
| I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.
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Sex and Sexuality |
| I have yet to find a person who loves virtue as much as sex.
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Learning |
| I spent the whole day without eating and the whole night without sleeping so that I could think -- but it was useless. It is better to learn.
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Motivation |
| I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.
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Self-Image |
| I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of ability.
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Socializing and Socialism |
| I will not fret over being unknown to others; I will fret that I do not know them.
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Self-Improvement |
| I won't be concerned with other people not knowing me; I will be concerned with my lack of ability.
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Questions |
| If a person is not in the habit of asking, `What is this? What is this?' then I cannot do anything for him.
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Leaders and Leadership |
| If you lead the people with correctness, who will dare not be correct?
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Happiness |
| If you let your happiness become completely tied on your relationships, then your happiness will fluctuate as your relationships do.
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Conscience |
| If you look into your own heart, you find nothing wrong there, what is there to fear?
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Teachers and Teaching |
| If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.
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Focus |
| If you try to do too much, you will not achieve anything.
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Ignorance |
| Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.
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Poverty and the Poor |
| In a country well governed poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed wealth is something to be ashamed of.
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Honor |
| In a district of ten families, there must be someone as honorable and sincere as I, but none as fond of learning.
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Speeches |
| In speaking, it is best to be clear and say just enough to convey the meaning.
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Kindness |
| Is there any one maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one's whole life? Surely the maxim of loving kindness is such: Do not unto others what you would not they should do unto you.
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Pleasure |
| Isn't it a pleasure to consistently study, and apply what you have learned?
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