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| Confucius
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger. Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it. Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage. He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed. Heaven will be inherited by every man who has heaven in his soul. I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it. If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand. Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star. In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of. Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand. Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated. Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself! Maturity of mind is capacity to endure uncertainty. Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. Never give a sword to a man who can't dance. Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator. Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.Silence is a true friend who never betrays. The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most. The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them. The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration. The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it. The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar. The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home. The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has. Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it.To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right. To see what is right and not to do it is cowardice.Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue. We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves.When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again. When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves. When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves. When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves. When you are laboring for others, let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself. When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledgeWhen you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self. You cannot open a book without learning something. |
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