Confucius

Confucius

"The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest success comes only later."
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"The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest success comes only later."
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"The cautious seldom err."
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"The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man perfected without trials."
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"The superior man is modest in his speech but excels in his actions."
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"Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished."
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"The grass must bend when the wind blows across it."
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"Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others."
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"“The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.”"
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"The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat."
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"He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions."
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"A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace."
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"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."
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"To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness."
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"The Master said of Gong Yechang, “He is marriageable. Although he was once imprisoned and branded as a criminal, he was in fact innocent of any crime.” The Master gave him his daughter in marriage.(Analects 5.1)"
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"The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold they are free from fear."
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"He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own."
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"He who is concerned only with the purity of his own life ruins the great human relations."
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"The Master said, “The gentleman does not serve as a vessel.”(Analects 2.12)"
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"The Master said, “Wealth and honor are things that all people desire, and yet unless they are acquired in the proper way I will not abide them. Poverty and disgrace are things that all people hate, and yet unless they are avoided in the proper way I will not despise them. “If the gentleman abandons ren, how can he be worthy of that name? The gentleman does not violate ren even for the amount of time required to eat a meal. Even in times of urgency or distress, he does not depart from it.”(Analects 4.5)"
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"The Master said, “The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit.”(Analects 4.16)"
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