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Chinese Philosopher Quotes

“Live your life to the fullest.”

“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”

“Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.”

“When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.”

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”

“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.”

“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.”

“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.”

“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”

“When anger rises, think of the consequences.”

“When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.”

“The Chinese philosopher Chuang-Tzu stated that true empathy requires listening with the whole being: The hearing that is only in the ears is one thing. The hearing of the understanding is another. But the hearing of the spirit is not limited to any one faculty, to the ear, or to the mind. Hence it demands the emptiness of all the faculties. And when the faculties are empty, then the whole being listens. There is then a direct grasp of what is right there before you that can never be heard with the ear or understood with the mind.”