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The superior man will watch over himself when he is alone. He examines his heart that there may be nothing wrong there, and that he may have no cause of dissatisfaction with himself (Confucius Quotes)
First and foremost, be faithful to your superiors, keep all promises, refuse the friendship of all who are not like you; and if you have made a mistake, do not be afraid of admitting the fact and amending your ways (Confucius Quotes)
He who needs only coarse food, water and drink, and as pillow his folded arms will find happiness without further search (Confucius Quotes)
The superior person tries to promote music as a means to the perfection of human culture. When such music prevails, and people’s minds are led towards the right ideals and aspirations, we may see the appearance of a great nation (Confucius Quotes)
To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge. When you say something, say what you know. When you don’t know something, say you don’t know. That is knowledge (Confucius Quotes)
The general of a large army may be defeated, but you cannot defeat the determined mind of a peasant (Confucius Quotes)
Tea tempers the spirits and harmonizes the mind, dispels lassitude and relieves fatigue, awakens thought and prevents drowsiness, lightens or refreshes the body, and clears the perceptive faculties (Confucius Quotes)
Balance is the perfect state of still water. Let that be our model. It remains quiet within and is not disturbed on the surface (Confucius Quotes)
A gentleman considers justice to be essential in everything. He practices it according to the principles of propriety. He brings it forth in modesty and faithfully completes it. This is indeed a gentleman (Confucius Quotes)
Base yourself in loyalty and trust. Don’t be companion with those who are not your moral equal. When you make a mistake, don’t hesitate to correct it (Confucius Quotes)
There is nothing impossible in all the world except that the heart of man is wanting in resolution (Confucius Quotes)
To know it is not as good as to love it, and to love it is not as good as to take delight in it (Confucius Quotes)
It was by music that the ancient kings gave elegant expression to their joy. By their armies and axes they gave the same to their anger (Confucius Quotes)
If a man has no humaneness what can his propriety be like? If a man has no humaneness what can his happiness be like? (Confucius Quotes)
Although your father and mother are dead, if you propose to yourself any good work, only reflect how it will make their names illustrious, and your purpose will be fixed (Confucius Quotes)
Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise? (Confucius Quotes)
What the great learning teaches, is to illustrate illustrious virtue; to renovate the people; and to rest in the highest excellence (Confucius Quotes)
In a hamlet of ten households, there are bound to be those who are my equal in doing their best for others and in being trustworthy in what they say, but they are unlikely to be as eager to learn as I am (Confucius Quotes)
Without goodness a man cannot endure adversity for long, nor can he enjoy prosperity for long. The good man is naturally at ease with goodness. The wise man cultivates goodness for its advantage (Confucius Quotes)
What you know you know. What you don’t know, you don’t know. This is knowledge (Confucius Quotes)
The gentleman holds justice to be of highest importance. If a gentleman has courage but neglects justice, he becomes insurgent. If an inferior man has courage but neglects justice, he becomes a thief (Confucius Quotes)
Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. To see it a person only needs to imagine how it could be worse (Confucius Quotes)
Only by perfect virtue can the perfect path, in all its courses, be made a fact (Confucius Quotes)
The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is heard to speak, his language is firm and decided (Confucius Quotes)
If proper in their own conduct, what difficulty would they have in governing? But if not able to be proper in their own conduct, how can they demand such conduct from others? (Confucius Quotes)
Study as though you cannot catch up to it, and as though you fear you are going to lose it (Confucius Quotes)
Exemplary persons are steadfast in the face of adversity, while petty persons are engulfed by it (Confucius Quotes)
Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety (Confucius Quotes)
If my mind is not engaged in my worship, it is as though I worshipped not (Confucius Quotes)
Among us, in our part of the country, those who are upright are different from this. The father conceals the misconduct of the son, and the son conceals the misconduct of the father. Uprightness is to be found in this (Confucius Quotes)