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Biography - Confucius:

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

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




Translation

Translation

(German, French)



German
Wer ständig glücklich sein möchte muss sich oft verändern.

French
Qui veut être constant dans le bonheur ou la sagesse doit savoir changer souvent.




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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.




Quotes for: wisdom


Quotes

Quotes about wisdom:


Patience is the companion of wisdom.





Wisdom leads us back to childhood.





This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.





The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.





Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.





Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another.











Quotes for: happiness


Quotes

Quotes about happiness:


I have decided to be happy because it's good for my health.





A happy life, therefore, is one which is in accordance with its own nature.





To be happy, we must consider the happiness of another.





Happiness is sometimes hidden in the unknown.





Create all the happiness you are able to create: remove all the misery you are able to remove.





Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.











Quotes for: change


Quotes

Quotes about change:


The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.





Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.





Change alone is the constant.





If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.





Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.





To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.











Quotes

Confucius also said...


Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.





Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself.





Demand much from yourself, little from others, and you will prevent discontent.





The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.





The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.





Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.












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