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Famous Confucius Quotes
“Without Goodness one cannot enjoy enduring happiness”
“Ah, music, sacred tongue of God! I hear thee calling and I come.”
“A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.”
“The more you know yourself, the more you forgive yourself.”
“A man of wisdom delights in water.”
“A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child.”
“If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.”
“Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?”
“Chi Wen Tzu always thought three times before taking action. Twice would have been quite enough.”
“The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm.”
“If a man in the morning hear the right way, he may die in the evening without regret.”
“Let mourning stop when one's grief is fully expressed.”
“A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.”
“He who works for his own interests will arouse much animosity”
“There is nothing more visible than what is secret, and nothing more manifest than what is minute.”
“Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.”