Confucius Quotes, Law Quotes, Punishment Quotes

Guide the people by law, subdue them by punishment; they may shun crime, but will be void of shame. Guide them by example, subdue them by courtesy; they will learn shame, and come to be good.

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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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By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

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It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up.

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If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.

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All men are born good.

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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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Learning, undigested by thought, is labor lost.

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Things that are done, it is needless to speak about...things that are past, it is needless to blame.

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They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

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Balance is the perfect state of still water. Let that be our model. It remains quiet within and is not disturbed on the surface.

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roads were made for journeys not destinations

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The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come.

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The Master was entirely free from four things: prejudice, foregone conclusions, obstinacy, and egoism.

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True wisdom is knowing what you don't know

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The gentleman has nine cares. In seeing he is careful to see clearly; in hearing he is careful to hear distinctly; in his looks he is careful to be kind, in his manner to be respectful, in his words to be sincere, in his work to be diligent. When in doubt he is careful to ask for information; when angry he has a care for the consequences; and when he sees a chance for gain, he thinks carefully whether the pursuits of it would be right.

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Heaven is author of the virtue that is in me

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Time flows away like the water in the river.

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Do not use a cannon to kill a mosquito.

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Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

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