Confucius Quotes - Page 2

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

  Confucius

  Karma, Revenge, Philosophy

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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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  Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Happiness, Graduation

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

  Confucius

  Spiritual, Expectations, Littles

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

  Confucius

  Light, Darkness, Curse

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• Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

  Confucius

  Life, Success, Mistake

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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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• Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

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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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• If you chase two rabbits,
  you catch none.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Editors

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• Table your mistakes, learn from them, then move on.

  Confucius

  Mistake, Moving, Tables

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• 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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• 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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• He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

  Confucius

  War, Self Control, Confucianism

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

  Confucius

  What Matters, Important, Busy

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• By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

  Confucius

  Wise, Wisdom, Attitude

  "Words of Wisdom to Live By". Book by Alfred Armand Montapert, 1986.

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• A wise man has dignity without pride; a fool has pride without dignity.

  Confucius

  Wise, Pride, Men

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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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• The gentleman calls attention to the good points in others; he does not call attention to their defects. The small man does just the reverse of this.

  Confucius

  Men, Gentleman, Doe

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

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• To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Life, Change

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• An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it.

  Confucius

  Orchids, Appreciate, Forests

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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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