Confucianism Quotes
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Happiness exist when you don't know a thing
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He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed.
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He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.
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He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
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It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
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The man who in view of gain thinks of righteousness; who in the view of danger is prepared to give up his life; and who does not forget an old agreement however far back it extends - such a man may be reckoned a complete man.
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All of Chinese thinking - Confucianism, Taoism, as well as Buddhism - contains the idea that in the course of life, man will shape harmoniously those psychic and physical predispositions that he received as capital assets by unifying them and giving them form from within a center.
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Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
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The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage.
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In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he turns round and seeks for the cause of his failure in himself.
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What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.
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To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.
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When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
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Many people entertain the idea that Christianity,like almost any other religion,is basically a system of beliefs-you know, a set of doctrines or a code of behavior, a philosophy, an ideology. But that's a myth. Christianity is not at all like Buddhism or Islam or Confucianism. The founders of those religions said (in effect), 'Here is what I teach. Believe my teachings. Follow my philosophy.' Jesus said, 'Follow me'(Matthew 9:9). Leaders of the world's religions said, 'What do you think about what I teach?' Jesus said, 'Who do you say I am?'(Luke 9:20)
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They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
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Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a teacher.
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Choose a career you love and you will never have to go to work.
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What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
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All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.
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Hinduism, Confucianism, and Buddhism are huge traditions of enormous importance, and they aren't monotheistic. Again, this reflects the fact that our preconceptions about what religion is are so influenced by Protestantism - either real Protestantism or the secularized Protestantism that dominates our culture - and its assumption that beliefs are the most important thing.
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Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.
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The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.
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By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.
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If you try to do too much, you will not achieve anything.
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When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.
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It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.
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Under Confucianism, the use of precisely measured court music, prescribed steps, actions, and phrases all added up to an extremely complex system of rituals, each used for a particular purpose at a particular time.
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He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.
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The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
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I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it.
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