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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When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.
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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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A man who has committed a mistake and does not correct it is committing another mistake.
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The cautious seldom err.
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Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.
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To be wrong is nothing unless you continue to remember it
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There was a man from Sung who pulled at his rice plants because he was worried about their failure to grow
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A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.
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With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow -- I have still joy in the midst of all these things.
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Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.
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Sincerity is the way of heaven.
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Learn, as if never overtaking your object, and yet as if apprehensive of losing it.
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Without Goodness one cannot enjoy enduring happiness
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Study the past if you would define the future. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.