Confucius Quotes

"Better to Love It"

Three levels of engagement

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"Blame No One"

Not heaven, not others, just the long study upward

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"Broad Learning, Firm Purpose"

Ask closely. Reflect near at hand.

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"Broaden the Way"

It is people who enlarge the Way, not the Way that enlarges people

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"Care for All"

The old at peace, friends trusted, the young cherished

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"Demand More of Yourself"

Blame others less, and resentment fades

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"Do Not Yield"

When rightness is at stake, even to your teacher

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"Establish Others First"

The positive golden rule

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"Foresight"

Without it, trouble is near

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"Gravity"

Without weight, there is no authority

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"Harmony, Not Uniformity"

Agreement is not the same as peace

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"Haste Makes Waste"

Small gains block great achievements

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"Hearsay"

Repeating what you heard on the road

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"Help Others Succeed"

The noble person completes what is good in others

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"Know Destiny"

Without it, you cannot be a noble person

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"Lead Upright"

No orders needed

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"Learning Without Thinking"

Thinking without learning

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"Like an Eclipse"

Everyone sees the noble person's mistake

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"Nature and Habit"

Born close. Grown apart.

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"Review the Old to Know the New"

Then you can teach

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"See the Worthy, Look Within"

Two mirrors, one practice

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"Seek Within"

The noble person looks inward

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"Sharpen Your Tools"

Preparation is not procrastination

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"The Golden Rule"

What you do not wish, do not do to others

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"The Idle Belly"

A full stomach and an empty mind

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"The Measure Is Rightness"

Not profit

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"The Morning Way"

To hear the Way in the morning and die in the evening

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"The Open Heart"

The noble person is broad and at ease

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"The Real Mistake"

An error uncorrected

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"The River Flows"

Time passes like this, never ceasing

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"The Scholar's Burden"

Heavy and far

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"The Struggle Before the Light"

Do not teach until they are ready

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"The Winter Pine"

Only when the year grows cold do we see it

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"Three Cautions"

What to guard against at each stage of life

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"Three Kinds of Friends"

The helpful and the harmful

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"Three People Walking"

One of them is your teacher

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"Three Questions Every Day"

Zengzi's daily self-examination

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"Three Virtues"

Wisdom, compassion, courage

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"To Know What You Know"

And to know what you do not

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"To Learn and to Practice"

Is this not a pleasure?

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"Unjust Wealth"

Like floating clouds

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"Virtue Is Never Alone"

Goodness draws neighbors

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"Words and Deeds"

The noble person is ashamed when words outrun actions

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"Words and People"

Do not judge a person by their words, nor discard words because of the person

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