Confucius Quotes, Roots Quotes, Branches Quotes

Cultivate the root; the leaves and branches will take care of themselves.

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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.

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If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

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In ancient times, those who wished to illuminate the world with virtue first brought order to their nations. Wishing to order well their nations, they first harmonized their families. Wishing to harmonize their families, they first cultivated themselves. Wishing to cultivate themselves, they first rectified their minds. Those who wished to rectify their minds first made their intentions sincere.

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A good man is not mine to see. Could I see a man possessed of constancy, that would satisfy me.

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An inconvenience is an unrecognized opportunity.

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The master said, 'Quietly to store up knowledge in my mind, to learn without flagging, to teach without growing weary, these present me with no difficulties.'

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Let a ruler base his government upon virtuous principles, and he will be like the pole-star, which remains steadfast in its place, while all the host of stars turn towards it

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If you don't know how to live, why wonder about death?

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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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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.

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If one learns from others, but does not think, one will be bewildered. If, on the other hand, one thinks but does not learn from others, one will be in peril.

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Good people strengthen themselves ceaselessly

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Watch their actions, observe their motives, examine wherein they dwell content; won't you know what kind of person they are?

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Not feeling compassion for a stranger is like not feeling when one's foot has caught fire

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The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.

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Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.

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At fifteen my mind was directed to study, and at thirty I knew where to stand.

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The funniest people are the saddest once

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