Confucius Quotes, Order Quotes, Law Quotes

Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid punishments but will be without a sense of shame. Lead them with excellence and put them in their place through roles and ritual practices, and in addition to developing a sense of shame, they will order themselves harmoniously

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The general of a large army may be defeated, but you cannot defeat the determined mind of a peasant.

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The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.

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A superior man is one who is free from fear and anxieties

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The master said, 'Quietly to store up knowledge in my mind, to learn without flagging, to teach without growing weary, these present me with no difficulties.'

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Just as lavishness leads easily to presumption, so does frugality to meanness. But meanness is a far less serious fault than presumption.

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In his dealings with the world, the gentleman is not invariably for or against anything. He is on the side of what is moral.

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If you would govern a state of a thousand chariots (a small-to-middle-size state), you must pay strict attention to business, be true to your word, be economical in expenditure and love the people.

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If language is not rectified, words do not correspond to meaning, and if words do not correspond to meaning, our deeds cannot be accomplished.

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If your desire is for good, the people will be good.

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The Master said, “If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse great resentment.

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He who merely knows right principles is not equal to him who loves them.

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At fifteen, my mind was bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was receptive to truth. At seventy, I could follow my heart's desires without sin.

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If there were an honorable way to get rich, I’d do it, even if it meant being a stooge standing around with a whip. But there isn’t an honorable way, so I just do what I like.

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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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To govern is to correct. If you set an example by being correct, who would dare to remain incorrect?

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To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.

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Things have their roots and branches. Affairs have their beginnings and their ends. To know what is first and what is last will lead one near the Way.

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Balance is the perfect state of still water. Let that be our model. It remains quiet within and is not disturbed on the surface.

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By gaining the people, the kingdom is gained; by losing the people, the kingdom is lost.

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