Confucius Quotes, Reading Quotes, Ignorance Quotes

You must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.

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Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.

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A scholar who loves comfort is not fit to be called a scholar.

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For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish. We should be careful indeed what we say.

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Watch their actions, observe their motives, examine wherein they dwell content; won't you know what kind of person they are?

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Even four harnessed horses cannot bring imprudent words back into the mouth.

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I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.

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Excess weakens the spirits.

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If I hold up one corner of a square and the student cannot workout the other three for himself, I won't go any further.

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If you don't know the life yet, how could be possible for you to know the death?

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If the search for riches were sure to be successful, though I should become a groom with a whip in my hand to get them, I will do so. As the search may not be successful, I will follow after that which I love.

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A reasonable man adjusts himself to the world. An unreasonable man expects the world to adjust itself to him. Therefore all progress is made by unreasonable people.

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If you reflect within yourself and find nothing to be ashamed of, how could you have anxiety or fear.

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When anger rises, think of the consequences.

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He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

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He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger... Men of superior mind busy themselves first getting at the root of things; when they succeed, the right course is open to them.

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There are 3 elements essential in the matters of the State, Food, Military equipment, and Confidence of the people in the ruler. Of these 3, Military Equipment is the least important, Food being the 2nd important, and Confidence of the people being the MOST important. All men rather die of starvation than in war, but nevertheless all men do die of old age. Lacking in Confidence from the people, a state cannot survive.

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All men are born good.

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

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The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.

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