Confucius Quotes - Page 10

• The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Men, Thinking

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• Confucius say... politician is one who shakes your hand before elections and your confidence after.

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  Hands, Election, Politician

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• When people are educated, the distinction between classes disappears.

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  Class, People, Disappear

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• The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

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  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.150, Courier Corporation

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• Those who know the TRUTH are not equal to those who love it.

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  Truth, Knowledge, Confucianism

  Confucius (2012). “The Analects of Confucius In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide”, BookCaps Study Guides

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• We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

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  Happiness, Sympathy, Philosophical

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• At 15 I set my heart on learning; At 30 I firmly took my stand; At 40 I had no delusions; At 50 I knew the Mandate of Heaven; At 60 my ear was attuned; At 70 I followed my heart's desire without overstepping the boundaries of right.

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  Heart, Heaven, Desire

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• To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude.

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  Practice, Vitality, Vigor

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• I'd rather die for speaking out, than to live and be silent.

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  Hero, Chinese, Silent

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• If one is guided by profit in one's actions, one will incur much ill will.

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  Ill Will, Action, Profit

  Confucius (1992). “Confucius: The Analects”

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• Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly.

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  Achievement, Desire, Done

  Confucius (2012). “The Analects of Confucius In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide”, BookCaps Study Guides

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• The man who is master of himself drinks gravely and wisely.

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  Men, Drink, He Man

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• They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

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  Love, Inspirational, Funny

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• Man shoot at nothing, sure to hit it.

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  Men

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• Be loyal and trustworthy. Do not befriend anyone who is lower than yourself in this regard.

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  Loyalty, Trustworthy, Regard

  "The Analects". Book by Confucius,

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• Sincerity is the way of heaven.

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  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  Confucius, James Legge (1893). “Confucian Analects: The Great Learning, and The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.413, Courier Corporation

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• Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.

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  Character, Men, Confucianism

  Confucius (2013). “Doctrine of The Mean (or How to Achieve Equilibrium)”, p.3, e-artnow

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• The superior man... does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right. The superior man thinks of virtue, the common man of comfort.

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  Men, Thinking, Mind

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• The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.

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  Wind, Storm, Stronger

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• Wisdom is rooted in watching with affection the way people grow.

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  People, Way, Affection

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• The superior man is quiet and calm, waiting for the appointments of heaven, while the mean man walks in dangerous paths, looking for lucky occurrences.

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  Mean, Men, Waiting

  James Legge, Confucius, Mencius, Shih ching (1867). “The Chinese Classics: The life and works of Mencius”, p.291

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• Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.

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  Chinese, Fine Words, Vices

  James Legge, Confucius, Mencius, Shih ching (1867). “The Chinese Classics: The life and works of Mencius”, p.117

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• The superior man is intelligently, not blindly, faithful.

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  Army, Men, Faithful

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• You turn the handle the way it goes, not the way it ought to go

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  Way, Turns, Handle

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• It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

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  Friendship, Trust, Betrayal

  "Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims". Book by François de La Rochefoucauld, 1665-1678.

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