Confucius Quotes, Wise Quotes, Adversity 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.

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If I cannot get men who steer a middle course to associate with, I would far rather have the impetuous and hasty. For the impetuous at any rate assert themselves.

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Let every man consider virtue as what devolves on himself. He may not yield the performance of it even to his teacher.

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Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.

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You can successfully force people to follow a certain course, but you cannot force them to understand it.

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There are some with whom we may study in common, but we shall find them unable to go along with us to principles. Perhaps we may go on with them to principles, but we shall find them unable to get established in those along with us. Or if we may get so established along with them, we shall find them unable to weigh occurring events along with us.

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Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

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The really faithful lover of learning holds fast to the Good Way till death.

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The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live.

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He who remembers from day to day what he has yet to learn, and from month to month what he has learned already, may be said to have a love of learning.

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The man of perfect virtue, wishing to be established himself, seeks also to establish others; wishing to be enlarged himself, he seeks also to enlarge others.

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You judge yourself by what you think you can achieve, others judge you by what have achieved.

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If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.

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Man who eat many prunes get good run for money.

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To govern is to correct. If you set an example by being correct, who would dare to remain incorrect?

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To find the Tao, there is nowhere you need to search. If it is not inside you, it is not the Tao.

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Love thy neighbor as thyself: Do not do to others what thou wouldst not wish be done to thyself: Forgive injuries. Forgive thy enemy, be reconciled to him, give him assistance, invoke God in his behalf.

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If the people are governed by laws and punishment is used to maintain order, they will try to avoid the punishment but have no sense of shame. If they are governed by virtue and rules of propriety are used to maintain order, they will have a sense of shame and will become good as well.

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True wisdom is knowing what you don't know

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Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.

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