Confucius Quotes - Page 2

• It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.

  Confucius

  Missing Someone, Hate, Love You

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• The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Life, Success

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• Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Women and people of low birth are very hard to deal with. If you are friendly to them, they get out of hand, and if you keep your distance, they resent it.

  Confucius

  Women, Distance, Hands

  Confucius (1998). “论语”

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• If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.

  Confucius

  Happiness, Happy, Powerful

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• He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

  Confucius

  War, Self Control, Confucianism

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• If you chase two rabbits,
  you catch none.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Editors

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• Don't curse the darkness, light a candle.

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  Light, Darkness, Curse

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• He who fails to prepare, prepares to fail

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  Trying, Failing

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• Expect much from yourself and little from others and you will avoid incurring resentments

  Confucius

  Spiritual, Expectations, Littles

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  He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

  Confucius

  Education, Giving Up, Philosophical

  Confucius (1998). “论语”

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• If you try to do too much, you will not achieve anything.

  Confucius

  Success, Wisdom, Goal

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• Of course you want to be rich and famous. It's natural. Wealth and fame are what every man desires. The question is: What are you willing to trade for it?

  Confucius

  Men, Desire, Want

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• We are so busy doing the urgent that we don't have time to do the important.

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  What Matters, Important, Busy

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  Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Happiness, Graduation

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• Do not wish for quick results, nor look for small advantages. If you seek quick results, you will not reach the ultimate goal. If you are led astray by small advantages, you will never accomplish great things.

  Confucius

  Badass, Goal, Wish

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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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• Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.

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  Gratitude, Kindness, Express Yourself

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• Don't let your past determine your destiny.

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  Past, Destiny, Determine

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• Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.

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  Karma, Revenge, Philosophy

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• Every house guest brings you happiness. Some when they arrive, and some when they are leaving

  Confucius

  House, Leaving, House Guests

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  The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Positive, Success

  As quoted in"Be Free!: Keys to Success and Happiness in Every Aspect of Your Life" by Slavica Bogdanov, (p. 45), October 12, 2012.

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• When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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• Being strong does not mean that you never fall down, but that whenever you fall, you get up again.

  Confucius

  Strong, Fall, Mean

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

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

  197 Copy quote

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