Confucius Quotes, Fashion Quotes, Practice Quotes

The Master said, "To study, and then in a timely fashion to practice what you have learned - is this not satisfying? To have companions arrive from afar - is this not a joy? To remain unrecognized by others and yet remain free of resentment - is this not the mark of the gentleman?"

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Everyone eats and drinks; yet only few appreciate the taste of food.

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Faithfulness and sincerity are the highest things.

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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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Study as if you have not reached your goal - hold it as if you were afraid of losing what you have.

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The good man does not grieve that other people do not recognize his merits. His only anxiety is lest he should fail to recognize theirs.

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Sincerity becomes apparent. From being apparent, it becomes manifest. From being manifest, it becomes brilliant. Brilliant, it affects others. Affecting others, they are changed by it. Changed by it, they are transformed. It is only he who is possessed of the most complete sincerity that can exist under heaven, who can transform.

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Respect the gods and the devils but keep them at a distance

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What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.

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The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path.

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A workman who wants to do his work well must first prepare his tools.

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To throw oneself into strange teachings is quite dangerous.

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There is one single thread binding my way together...the way of the Master consists in doing one's best...that is all.

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We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living

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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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The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

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Humankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.

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

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First there must be order and harmony within your own mind.

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Wisdom is worried for being slow in its speech and expeditious in its actions.

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