Confucius Quotes

he who will not economize will agonize

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The Master said, “A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing or modest meals is not even worth conversing with.” (Analects 4.9)

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The rich fool is like a pig that is choked by its own fat.

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In a State, pecuniary gain is not to be considered to be prosperity, but its prosperity will be found in righteousness.

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If doing what ought to be done be made the first business and success a secondary consideration--is not this the way to exalt virtue?

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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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Happiness is not at the top of the mountain, but in how to climb.

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There are three things to beware of through life: when a man is young, let him beware of his appetites; when he is middle-aged, of his passions; and when old, of covetousness, especially.

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A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.

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A heart set on love will do no wrong.

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The young should be dutiful at home, modest abroad, careful and true, overflowing in kindness for all, but in brotherhood with love. And if they have strength to spare they should spend it on the arts.

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Good is no hermit. It has ever neighbors.

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The mirror reflects all objects without being sullied

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The people may be made to follow a path of action but they may not be made to understand it.

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By gaining the people, the kingdom is gained; by losing the people, the kingdom is lost.

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When you are laboring for others, let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.

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Therefore only through education does one come to be dissatisfied with his own knowledge, and only through teaching others does one come to realize the uncomfortable inadequacy of his knowledge. Being dissatisfied with his own knowledge, one then realizes that the trouble lies with himself, and realizing the uncomfortable inadequacy of his knowledger.

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Don't worry that other people don't know you; worry that you don't know other people.

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He who is harmony with Nature hits the mark without effort and apprehends the truth without thinking.

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Never do to others what you would not like them to do to you.

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