Quotes by Confucius

"Silence is the true friend that never betrays."

Confucius

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

Confucius

"They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom."

Confucius

"When you see a good person, think of becoming like him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points."

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"When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self."

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"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."

Confucius

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

Confucius

"The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage."

Confucius

"Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue"

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

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

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"Ability will never catch up with the demand for it."

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

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"Learning without reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous."

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"If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?"

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"Sincerity is the way of Heaven. The attainment of sincerity is the way of men."

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"To give ones self earnestly to the duties due to men, and, while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them, may be called wisdom."

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"He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own."

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