Confucius Quotes, Done Quotes, Want Quotes

Tsze-Kung asked, “Is there one word with which to act in accordance throughout a lifetime?” The Master said, “Is not reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

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There are three friendships which are advantageous, and three which are injurious. Friendship with the upright; friendship with the sincere; and friendship with the man of much observation: these are advantageous. Friendship with the man of specious airs; friendship with the insinuatingly soft; and friendship with the glib-tongued: these are injurious.

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Please stop waiting for a better and more appropriate time to become happy and focus on the moment you live in. Happiness is not an arrival, it is the journey itself. Many people seek for happiness above the height of human beings, some below. Yet, happiness is exactly at the exact height of human beings.

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Bird in hand makes it harder to blow nose.

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Do unto others what you want done unto you.

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The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.

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If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?

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The man of upright life is obeyed before he speaks.

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To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

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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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The great man is sparing in words but prodigal in deeds.

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The sun and moon shine on all without partiality.

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Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. To see it a person only needs to imagine how it could be worse.

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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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You will never know how sharp a sword is unless it's drawn from its sheath

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When there are duties to perform [true] servants and sons serve their labors.

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

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The virtuous will be sure to speak uprightly; but those whose speech is upright may not be virtuous.

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Make fair agreements and stick to them

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When abroad, behaveto everyone as if interviewing an honored guest; in directing the people, act as if you were assisting at a great sacrafice; DO NOT DO TO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD NOT LIKE DONE TO YOURSELF: so there will be no murmuring against you in the country, and none in the family; your public life will arouse no ill-will nor your private life any resentment.

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