Confucius Quotes - Page 2

Ji Wenzi always thought thrice before acting. Hearing this the Master said, "Twice is enough.
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Tsze-kung wished to dispense with the sacrifice of a sheep for the New Moon ceremony. The Master said, "You love the sheep; I love the ceremony.
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cautiously, you avoid trouble. See all that you can – then, if you forget the perilous and
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He who searches for evil, must first look at his own reflection.
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To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.
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It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
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Even when walking in the company of two other men, I am bound to be able to learn from them. The good points of the one I copy, the bad points of the other I correct in myself.
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When the Master entered the great temple he asked about everything. Someone said, ‘Who will say that this son of the man of Zou knows about ritual? When he enters the temple, he asks about everything’. The Master heard of it and said, ‘This is the ritual’.
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If I raise one corner for someone and he cannot come back with the other three, I do not go on.
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At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I had planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities. At fifty, I knew what were the biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with docile ear. At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of right.
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Language is insight itself.
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Naming enables the noble-minded to speak, and speech enables the noble-minded to act. Therefore, the noble-minded are anything but careless in speech.
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Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas.
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Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.
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A legendary horse is praised not for its strength, but for its Integrity.
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To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.
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There is nothing more real than what cannot be seen and there is nothing more certain than what cannot be heard.
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To rank the effort above the prize may be called love.
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A man whose strength gives out collapses along the course. In your case you set the limits beforehand.
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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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Words are the voice of the heart.
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The gentleman understands what is moral. The small man understands what is profitable.
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What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?
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If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.
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If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character.If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the home.If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nations.When there is order in the nations, there will peace in the world.
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A noble minded person is not an implement.
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If you expect great things of yourself and demand little of others, you’ll keep resentment far away.
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Think of tomorrow, the past can't be mended.
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Study the past if you would define the future.
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Think of tomorrow, the past can't be mended.
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Study the past if you would define the future.
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Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
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Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
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Where words lose their meaning, people lose their lives.
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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.
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You cannot open a book without learning something.
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The funniest people are the saddest ones
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The funniest people are the saddest ones
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The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
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How can you love people without encouraging them? And how can you be loyal to people without educating them.
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In worthy teaching, all things are related.
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To one who is not eager I do not reveal anything, nor do I explain anything to one who is not communicative. If I raise one corner for someone and he cannot come back with the other three, I do not go on.
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Learning without thought is labor lost thought without learning is perilous.
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Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.
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The noble-minded worry about their lack of ability, not about people’s failure to recognize their ability.
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If you want to make a stand, help others make a stand, and if you want to reach your goal, help others reach their goal. Consider yourself and treat others accordingly: this is the method of Humanity.
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If a craftsman wants to do good work, he must first sharpen his tools.
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Don’t grieve when people fail to recognize your ability. Grieve for your lack of ability instead.
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When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.
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If things far away don’t concern you, you’ll soon mourn things close at hand.
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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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To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?
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What the superior man seeks is in himself what the small man seeks is in others.
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We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living
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Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
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He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
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Am I a man of great wisdom? Hardly! Even when a simple person brings me a question, my mind goes utterly blank, I just thrash it out until I’ve exhausted every possibility.
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Wenn man noch nicht das Leben kennt, wie sollte man den Tod kennen.
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Wenn man noch nicht den Menschen dienen kann, wie sollte man den Geistern dienen können?
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Wenn du weißt, behaupte, dass du es weißt. Und wenn du etwas nicht weißt, gib zu, dass du es nicht weißt. Das ist Wissen.
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