Confucius Quotes - Page 18

• He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being the object of resentment.

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  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.299, Courier Corporation

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• If a man remembers what is right at the sign of profit, is ready to lay down his life in the face of danger, and does not forget sentiments he has repeated all his life when he has been in straitened circumstances for a long time, he may be said to be a complete man.

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  Men, Long, Doe

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• Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors

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  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  Confucius, (2008). “The Analects”, Oxford Paperbacks

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• The journey with a 1000 miles begins with one step.

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  Journey, Steps, Miles

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• The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters.

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  Wise, Character, Men

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• Make fair agreements and stick to them

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  Agreement, Sticks, Fairs

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• When the multitude detests a man, inquiry is necessary; when the multitude likes a man, inquiry is equally necessary.

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  Hate, Men, Inquiry

  Chʻu Chai, Confucius, Mencius (1965). “Lun Yü”, New Hyde Park, N.Y. : University Books

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• When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

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  Money, Use, Wealth

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• He who works for his own interests will arouse much animosity

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  Love, Life, Family

  Confucius (2012). “The Analects”, p.18, Courier Corporation

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• The man of perfect virtue, wishing to be established himself, seeks also to establish others; wishing to be enlarged himself, he seeks also to enlarge others.

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  Men, Perfect, Wish

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

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• It is better to live in peace than in bitterness and strife

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  Bitterness, Strife

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• The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does the reverse. . . . The nobler sort of man pays special attention to nine points. He is anxious to see clearly, to hear distinctly, to be kindly in his looks, respectful in his demeanor, conscientious in his speech, earnest in his affairs. When in doubt, he is careful to inquire; when in anger, he thinks of the consequences; when offered an opportunity for gain, he thinks only of his duty.

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  Opportunity, Men, Thinking

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• He who sling mud, lose ground.

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  Mud, Loses

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• He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger... Men of superior mind busy themselves first getting at the root of things; when they succeed, the right course is open to them.

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  Men, Thinking, Roots

  Confucius, “Men Of Superior Mind”

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• The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this. In a position of wealth and honor, he does what is proper to a position of wealth and honor. In a poor and low position, he does what is proper to a poor and low position.

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  Men, Honor, Desire

  Confucius (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)”, p.28, Delphi Classics

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• The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree.

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  Distance, Golf, Two

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• I am not an originator but a transmitter.

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• If either wealth or poverty are come by honesty, there is no shame.

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  Honesty, Poverty, Wealth

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• Not too isolated, not too many relationships, the middle, that's wisdom.

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  Middle, Isolated

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• If I do not participate in the sacrifice, it is as if I did not sacrifice at all.

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  Sacrifice, Ifs

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• Heaven gives long life to the just and the intelligent.

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  Intelligent, Giving, Justice

  Confucius, Mencius, 左丘明 (1971). “The Chinese classics with a translation, critical and exegetical notes: prolegomena and copious indexes”

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• Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness and yet live, his escape from death is mere good fortune.

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  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.190, Courier Corporation

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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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  Dignity, Confucianism, Virtue

  Confucius (2016). “The Analects”, p.18, Open Road Media

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• True goodness springs from a man's own heart. All men are born good.

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  Spring, Heart, Men

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• Only one who bursts with enthusiasm do I instruct; Only one who bubbles with excitement do I enlighten. If I hold up one corner and you do not come back to me with the other three, I do not continue the lesson.

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  Three, Lessons, Enthusiasm

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