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Biography : Chinese teacher, editor, politician and philosopher.
Born: -551 - Died: -479
Period:
5th century BC
6th century BC
Place of birth: China
China

Confucius - Quotes

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
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beauty

Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself.
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Demand much from yourself, little from others, and you will prevent discontent.
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The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
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They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
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The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.
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question

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
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By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.
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nature

The cautious seldom err.
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Prudence

Learning without thought is labor lost thought without learning is perilous.
Confucius - Analects /

He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.
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Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
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Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
Confucius ? - Quotation of uncertain origin /

The virtuous rest in virtue.
Confucius - Analects /

virtue

Earnest in practicing the ordinary virtues, and careful in speaking about them, if, in his practice, he has anything defective, the superior man dares not but exert himself; and if, in his words, he has any excess, he dares not allow himself such license. Thus his words have respect to his actions, and his actions have respect to his words; is it not just an entire sincerity which marks the superior man?
Confucius - Doctrine of the Mean /

When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.
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It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
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light

A scholar must be strong and resolute, for his burden is heavy, and his journey is long.
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If we don't know life, how can we know death?
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life

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
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When anger rises, think of the consequences.
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anger

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
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Study the past, if you would divine the future.
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He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
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Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.
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The object of the superior man is truth.
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truth

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.
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Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.
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Speak the truth, do not yield to anger give, if thou art asked for little by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.
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truth

It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve and bad things are very easy to get.
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