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Famous Confucius Quotes
“The superior man loves his soul; the inferior man loves his property.”
“The superior man * * * in regard to his speech * * * is anxious that it should be sincere.”
“Those who know the TRUTH are not equal to those who love it.”
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
“Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.”
“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.”
“Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.”
“The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.”
“The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage.”
“The superior man sets his person at rest before he moves; he composes his mind before he speaks.”
“The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm.”
“Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.”
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
“The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.”
“A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”
“To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.”
“An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.”
“What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.”
“I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.”