Chinese Philosopher Quotes - Page 2

He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know.

Laozi

Spiritual, Book, Communication

Tao-te Ching ch. 56 (translation by Wing-Tsit Chan)

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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Confucius

Life, Success, Mistake

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

Confucius

Inspirational, Life, Positive

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A man who has committed a mistake and does not correct it is committing another mistake.

Confucius

Leadership, Motivation, Mistake

Confucius, Qian Sima (1938). “The wisdom of Confucius”, Modern Library

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Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Confucius

Inspirational, Happiness, Graduation

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Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

Confucius

Inspirational, Thank You, Kindness

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What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.

Confucius

Character, Men, Chinese

Confucius, William Jennings, Epiphanius Wilson (1983). “The wisdom of Confucius”, Random House Value Pub

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Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

Confucius

Friendship, True Friend, Good Friend

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Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.

Confucius

Stars, Ignorance, Knowledge

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To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.

Confucius

Love, Inspirational, Funny

Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.154, Courier Corporation

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Choose a career you love and you will never have to go to work.

Denis Waitley

Fathers Day, Work, Careers

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

Confucius

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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You cannot open a book without learning something.

Confucius

Educational, Book, Reading

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.

Mencius

Friendship, Brother, True Friend

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Happiness exist when you don't know a thing

The Weeknd

Knowledge, Confucianism, Chinese Philosophy

Song: Montreal, 2011

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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.

Laozi

Inspirational, Life, Music

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Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

Confucius

Wise, Philosophical, Practice

Confucius “The Analects”, W. W. Norton & Company

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The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

Confucius

Family, Strength, Peace

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Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy.

Laozi

Difficult And Easy, Effectiveness, Risk

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To know yet to think that one does not know is best;
Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty.

Laozi

Inspirational, Motivation, Learning

Laozi, D. C. Lau (1989). “Tao Te Ching”, p.105, Chinese University Press

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In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

Confucius

Country, Countries Of The World, Government

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If you would take, you must first give.

Laozi

Compassion, Giving, Intelligence

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Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish, too much handling will spoil it.

Laozi

Inspirational, Cooking, Too Much

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Live your life to the fullest.

Shakira

Life, Birthday, Beauty

"I Know What I Stand For". Interview with Katie Couric, www.glamour.com. November 29, 2009.

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He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

Confucius

Inspirational, Life, Success

Confucius, Mencius, Ssǔ shu, Wu king, Shu Ching (1861). “The Chinese Classics”, p.148

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