Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
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Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?
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And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
honesty men
It is man that makes truth great, not truth that makes man great.
failure moon reality
The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.
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To know and not do, is to not yet know.
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The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
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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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He who is harmony with Nature hits the mark without effort and apprehends the truth without thinking.
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The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
sincerity faithfulness highest
Faithfulness and sincerity are the highest things.
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We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.
exercise men sorrow
A man exercising no forethought will soon experience present sorrow.
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No lake so still but it has its wave. No circle so perfect but that it has its blur. I would change things for you if I could; As I can't you must take them as they are.
winter lasts cypresses
Only after Winter comes do we know that the pine and the cypress are the last to fade.