Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
music wisdom art
Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
teacher teaching knowledge
Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others.
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Respect the gods, but have as little to do with them as possible.
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By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.
warrior self-control confucianism
He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.
focus trying too-much
If you try to do too much, you will not achieve anything.
inspirational life success
The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.
yoga self moral-growth
The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.
sadness men self
What is God-given is called nature; to follow nature is called Tao (the Way); to cultivate the way is called culture. Before joy, anger, sadness and happiness are expressed, they are called the inner self; when they are expressed to the proper degree, they are called harmony. The inner self is the correct foundation of the world, and the harmony is the illustrious Way. When a man has achieved the inner self and harmony, the heaven and earth are orderly and the myriad of things are nourished and grow thereby.
adversity faces steadfast
Exemplary persons are steadfast in the face of adversity, while petty persons are engulfed by it.
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Men's natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.
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Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
people together charity
When wealth is centralized, the people are dispersed. When wealth is distributed, the people are brought together.
music war appreciated
When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war.