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Men of principle are sure to be bold, but those who are bold may not always be men of principle.

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Coarse rice to eat, water to drink, my bended arm for a pillow - therein is happiness. Wealth and rank attained through immoral means are nothing but drifting clouds.

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Of all that Heaven produces and nourishes, there is none so great as man.

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To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.

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The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

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Study the past if you would define the future. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

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Reviewing the day's lessons. Isn't it joyful? Friends come from far. Isn't it delightful? One has never been angry at other's misunderstanding. Isn't he a respectable man?

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The higher type of man clings to virtue, the lower type of man clings to material comfort. The higher type of man cherishes justice, the lower type of man cherishes the hope of favors to be received.

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Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others.

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There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth ... lust. When he is strong ... quarrelsomeness. When he is old ... covetousness.

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In old days men studied for the sake of self-improvement; nowadays men study in order to impress other people.

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A wise man has dignity without pride; a fool has pride without dignity.

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It is the way of the superior man to prefer the concealment of his virtue, while it daily becomes more illustrious, and it is the way of the mean man to seek notoriety, while he daily goes more and more to ruin.

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Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors

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Who heeds not the future will find sorrow at hand

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A ruthless man extends his ruthlessness from those he does not love to those he loves.

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Labor, but slight not meditation; meditate, but slight not labor.

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The superior man accords with the course of the Mean. Though he may be all unknown, unregarded by the world, he feels no regret - It is only the sage who is able for this.

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Kong Qiu, or Master Kong as he was known, did not live to see his days of glory. During his lifetime, his views were received with scorn. But that was about two thousand five hundred years ago. A handful of his dedicated followers passed on Confucius' teachings to future generations. After Confucius' death, his followers published his teachings in the book, The Analects of Confucius.

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Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.

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