Confucius Quotes, Wise Quotes

What the wise seek is in themselves

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When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not far from the path.

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Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.

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Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

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Settle one difficulty, and you keep a hundred away.

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When we have intelligence resulting from sincerity, this condition is to be ascribed to nature; when we have sincerity resulting from intelligence, this condition is to be ascribed to instruction. But given the sincerity, and there shall be the intelligence; given the intelligence, and there shall be the sincerity.

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The gentleman is calm and at ease. The gentleman is dignified but not proud; the small man is proud but not dignified.

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Listen widely to remove your doubts and be careful when speaking about the rest and your mistakes will be few. See much and get rid of what is dangerous and be careful in acting on the rest and your causes for regret will be few. Speaking without fault, acting without causing regret: 'upgrading' consists in this.

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A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

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To know it is not as good as to love it, and to love it is not as good as to take delight in it.

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The whole end of speech is to be understood.

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Know what you know and know that you don't know what you don't know — that is the characteristic of one who knows.

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If Language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant. If what is said is not what is meant, then what ought to be done, remains undone.

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The superior man governs men, according to their nature, with what is proper to them, and as soon as they change what is wrong, he stops.

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If you yourself desire establishment, then help others to get establishment; if you yourself want success, then help others to attain success.

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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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There is no body but eats and drinks. But they are few who can distinguish flavors.

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In language clarity is everything.

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I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a man's words I go on to observe his deeds.

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The superior man limits his achievements.

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