Confucius Quotes, Mean Quotes, People 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.

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All the darkness in the world can't put out the light of one candle.

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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 Superior Man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing.

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Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.

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Wisdom is rooted in watching with affection the way people grow.

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I transmit but do not create. I place my trust in the teachings of antiquity.

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If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere - although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has.

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The end of the day is near when small men make long shadows.

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Sincerity is that whereby self-completion is effected, and its way is that by which man must direct himself.

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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.

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Eat at your own as you would the table of a king.

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Slater soaks into the mind as water into low and marshy places, where it becomes stagnant and offensive.

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The highest kind of man is the one who does before talking and practices what he professes.

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He who is really good can never be unhappy. He who is really wise can never be perplexed. He who is really brave is never afraid.

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The man of noble mind seeks to achieve the good in others and not their evil. The little-minded man is the reverse of this.

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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

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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.

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Wisdom, humanity & courage, these three are universal virtues. The way by which they are practiced are one.

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In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

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