Confucius Quotes, Song Quotes, Teaching Quotes

The Master said, If out of the three hundred songs I had to take one phrase to cover all my teachings, I would say 'Let there be no evil in your thoughts.'

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When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.

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To be in one's own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the nature of righteousness

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The more people know, the more they forgive.

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I used to listen to what others said, and expect them to act accordingly. But nowadays, I listen to what they say, and then observe what they do.

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He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

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Surely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto others that you would not have them do unto you.

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Make faithfulness and truth thy masters: have no friends unlike thyself: be not ashamed to mend thy faults.

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How great is the path proper to the Sage! Like overflowing water, it sends forth and nourishes all things, and rises up to the height of heaven. All-complete is its greatness! It embraces the three hundred rules of ceremony, and the three thousand rules of demeanor. It waits for the proper man, and then it is trodden. Hence it is said, 'Only by perfect virtue can the perfect path, in all its courses, be made a fact.'

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The ideal teacher guides his students but does not pull them along; he urges them to go forward and does not suppress them; he opens the way but does not take them to the place.

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When the wind blows,the grass bends.

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

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To know and not do, is to not yet know.

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A true gentleman makes demands upon himself but not upon others.

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To take what you know for what you know, and what you do not know for what you do not know, that is knowledge indeed.

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Study the past if you would define the future. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

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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?

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If you devote your life to seeking revenge, first dig two graves.

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A gentleman wishes to be slow to speak and quick to act.

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The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.

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