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Famous Confucius Quotes
“Among the appliances to transform the people, sound and appearances are but trivial influences.”
“Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a teacher.”
“To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.”
“Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.”
“The virtuous man is driven by responsibility, the non-virtuous man is driven by profit.”
“Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous.”
“Our headstrong passions shut the door of our souls against God.”
“What you know, you know, what you don't know, you don't know. This is true wisdom.”
“Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree, but it preserves it.”
“It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.”
“Only by perfect virtue can the perfect path, in all its courses, be made a fact.”
“Who keeps the old akindle and adds new knowledge is fitted to be a teacher.”
“The wise are free from perplexities; the virtuous from anxiety; and the bold from fear.”
“Study as though you cannot catch up to it, and as though you fear you are going to lose it.”
“Exemplary persons are steadfast in the face of adversity, while petty persons are engulfed by it.”