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Famous Confucius Quotes
“You can force the people to obey; you cannot force them to understand.”
“When people are educated, the distinction between classes disappears.”
“The only people who cannot change are the most wise and the most stupid.”
“By gaining the people, the kingdom is gained; by losing the people, the kingdom is lost.”
“The tongue must be heavy indeed, because so few people can hold it”
“Wisdom is rooted in watching with affection the way people grow.”
“People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.”
“The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.”
“Humankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.”
“The demands that good people make are upon themselves; Those that bad people make are upon others.”
“To lead uninstructed people to war is to throw them away.”
“The people may be made to follow a path of action but they may not be made to understand it.”
“If you lead the people with correctness, who will dare not be correct?”
“Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.”
“Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.”