Confucius

Confucius

"What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others."
157 Quotes
"What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others."
Confucius
"The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large."
Confucius
"You cannot open a book without learning something."
Confucius
"Think of tomorrow, the past can't be mended."
Confucius
"The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved."
Confucius Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean
"The Master said, A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.(Analects 2.11)"
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"Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous."
Confucius The Sayings of Confucius
"Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace."
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"Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without."
Confucius The Book of Rites
"Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life."
Confucius
"Time flows away like the water in the river."
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"Study the past if you would define the future."
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"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."
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"“No lake so still but it has its wave. No circle so perfect but that it has its blur. I would change things for you if I could; As I can't you must take them as they are.”"
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"Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change."
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"The man of wisdom is never of two minds;the man of benevolence never worries;the man of courage is never afraid."
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"The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?"
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"“He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.”"
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"“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”"
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"Study the past, if you would divine the future."
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