Confucius Quotes, Heart Quotes, Feet Quotes

The Master said, At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I had planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities. At fifty, I knew what were the biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with docile ear. At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of righ.

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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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Guide them by edicts, keep them in line with punishments, and the common people will stay out of trouble but will have no sense of shame. Guide them by virtue, keep them in line with the rites, and they will, besides having a sense of shame, reform themselves.

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It is man that makes truth great, and not truth that makes man great.

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If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.

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Baseball is wrong, man with four balls cannot walk

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Big head, target for enemy; big heart, target for friend.

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The contrived language and the flattering attitude rarely come with the virtue.

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The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.

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But if you do not have the Tao yourself, what business have you spending your time in vain efforts to bring corrupt politicians into the right path?

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To lead uninstructed people to war is to throw them away.

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The cautious seldom err.

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When you breathe, you inspire, and when you do not breathe, you expire.

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The vices come as passengers, visit us as guest and stay as masters.

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A gentleman is calm and spacious: the vulgar are always fretting.

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A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child.

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Ceremonies are the first thing to be attended to in the practice of government.

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The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.

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Ah, music, sacred tongue of God! I hear thee calling and I come.

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The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

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