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Famous Confucius Quotes
“The man who is master of himself drinks gravely and wisely.”
“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.”
“Not knowing life, how can we know death? Why talk of spirits when you do not understand men?”
“A man who does not forget an agreement is resolved and honorable man.”
“Clever talk and domineering manner have little to with being a Man at His Best.”
“Many seek happiness higher than men; others beneath him. But happiness is the same height as man.”
“Let a man be stimulated by poetry, established by the rules of propriety, and perfected by music.”
“The great mountain must collapse, the mighty beam must break and the wise man wither like a plant.”
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
“By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.”
“What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.”
“When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.”
“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”
“What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?”
“A man without persistence will never make a good shaman or a good physician.”
“Give a man a fish, feed home for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed for a lifetime.”
“The Man who says he can, and the man who says he can not.. Are both correct”
“He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker.”
“A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.”
“The demands that a great man makes are on himself; those of a petty man are upon others.”
“The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.”