Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
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.
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To govern is to correct. If you set an example by being correct, who would dare remain incorrect?
life rivers water
Time flows away like the water in the river.
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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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A man without a mustache is a man without a soul.
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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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The superior man sets his person at rest before he moves; he composes his mind before he speaks.
strong men lust
There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth ... lust. When he is strong ... quarrelsomeness. When he is old ... covetousness.
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We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living
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The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities.