Confucius Quotes, Heart Quotes, Boundaries Quotes

At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of right.

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Though Confucius served the Duke of Lu, a Chinese state, he made many enemies with the nobles of the land. His views antagonized the powerful nobles, who wanted the Duke to be a puppet in their hands. Confucius was exiled from the State of Lu for more than two decades. He lived in the countryside, spreading his teachings.

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Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.

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If you try to do too much, you will not achieve anything.

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A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.

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All men are born good.

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

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To err and not reform, this may indeed be called error.

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Don't make to others what you don't want them to make to you.

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Exemplary people concern themselves with virtue, small people concern themselves with territory. The ruling class thinks of punishment, the lower classes hope for benevolence.

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The tongue must be heavy indeed, because so few people can hold it

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He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

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Does Heaven ever speak? The four seasons come and go, and all creatures thrive and grow. Does Heaven ever speak!

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Every man knows the smell of his own fart.

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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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Great as heaven and earth are, men still find some things in them with which to be dissatisfied. Thus it is that, were the superior man to speak of his way in all its greatness, nothing in the world would be found able to embrace it, and were he to speak of it in its minuteness, nothing in the world would be found able to split it.

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Let mourning stop when one's grief is fully expressed.

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Love makes a spot beautiful: who chooses not to dwell in love, has he got wisdom?

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There is the love of knowing without the love of learning; the beclouding here leads to dissipation of mind.

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Table your mistakes, learn from them, then move on.

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