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Famous Confucius Quotes
“Shall I tell you what knowledge is? It is to know both what one knows and what one does not know.”
“A good man does not make a warrior, just as good steel does not go for nails.”
“Being strong does not mean that you never fall down, but that whenever you fall, you get up again.”
“A ruthless man extends his ruthlessness from those he does not love to those he loves.”
“The highest kind of man is the one who does before talking and practices what he professes.”
“A man who does not forget an agreement is resolved and honorable man.”
“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”
“The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.”
“The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.”
“The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.”
“A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.”
“He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.”
“Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?”
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
“A man who has committed a mistake and does not correct it is committing another mistake.”
“Happiness does not consist in having what you want, but in wanting what you have”
“The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come.”