Confucius Quotes, Friendship Quotes, Mistake Quotes

First and foremost, be faithful to your superiors, keep all promises, refuse the friendship of all who are not like you; and if you have made a mistake, do not be afraid of admitting the fact and amending your ways.

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When people are educated, the distinction between classes disappears.

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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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A gentleman does not promote a man on account of what he says; nor does he reject sayings, because the speaker is what he is.

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He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being the object of resentment.

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Wealth and rank are what men desire, but unless they be obtained in the right way they may not be possessed. Poverty and obscurity are what men detest; but unless prosperity be brought about in the right way, they are not to be abandoned.

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With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow - I have still joy in the midst of all these things.

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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 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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To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude.

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The virtuous man is driven by responsibility, the non-virtuous man is driven by profit.

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Men's natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.

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Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

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When three persons work together, each can be the teacher in some aspects

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From the Son of Heaven down to the mass of the people, all must consider the cultivation of the person the root of everything besides.

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A fool marvels at rare things, but a wise man at common ones.

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Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned? Isn't it also great when friends visit from distant places? If one remains not annoyed when he is not understood by people around him, isn't he a sage?

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Unify your attention. Do not listen with your ears, but with your mind. Do not listen with your mind but with your essence.

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The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does the reverse. . . . The nobler sort of man pays special attention to nine points. He is anxious to see clearly, to hear distinctly, to be kindly in his looks, respectful in his demeanor, conscientious in his speech, earnest in his affairs. When in doubt, he is careful to inquire; when in anger, he thinks of the consequences; when offered an opportunity for gain, he thinks only of his duty.

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Who expects to be able to go out of a house except by the door? How is it then that no one follows this Way of ours?

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