Confucius Quotes, People Quotes, Desire Quotes

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

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

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Some are born with knowledge, some derive it from study, and some acquire it only after a painful realization of their ignorance. But the knowledge being possessed, it comes to the same thing. Some study with a natural ease, some from a desire for advantages, and some by strenuous effort. But the achievement being made, it comes to the same thing.

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

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If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.

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Humankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.

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She who is born with beauty is born with a sorrow for many a man.

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The person who is not strong enough gives up at the halfway point - but you are limiting yourself before even starting.

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Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity.

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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 kisses girl on hillside is not level

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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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To love a thing means wanting it to live.

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Music is the one thing in which there is no use trying to deceive others or make false pretenses.

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The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.

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The gentleman calls attention to the good points in others; he does not call attention to their defects. The small man does just the reverse of this.

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He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed.

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Listen widely to remove your doubts and be careful when speaking about the rest and your mistakes will be few.

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Things being investigated, knowledge became complete. Their knowledge being complete, their thoughts were sincere. Their thoughts being sincere, their hearts were then rectified. Their hearts being rectified, their persons were cultivated. Their persons being cultivated, their families were regulated. Their families being regulated, their States were rightly governed. Their States being rightly governed, the whole kingdom was made tranquil and happy.

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Remember even when alone, that the divine is everywhere.

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