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Famous Confucius Quotes
“What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.”
“Men's natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.”
“He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.”
“If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.”
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
“The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.”
“A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”
“Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.”
“Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.”
“It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.”
“Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.”
“To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.”
“What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.”
“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.”
“He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”
“The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.”
“They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.”
“The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.”
“Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.”
“Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.”