Confucius Quotes - Page 35

• I know how the birds fly, how the fishes swim, how animals run. But there is the Dragon. I cannot tell how it mounts on the winds through the clouds and flies through heaven. Today I have seen the Dragon.

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  Running, Animal, Clouds

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• The Superior Man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing.

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  Character, Men, Confucianism

  "The Analects". Book by Confucius,

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• When a nation or family is about to flourish, there are sure to be happy omens; and when it is about to perish, there are sure to be unlucky omens.

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  Unlucky, Omen, Nations

  Confucius, Mencius (1861). “The Chinese Classics”, p.281

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• The wise man delights in water, the Good man delights in mountains. For the wise move; but the Good stay still. The wise are happy; but the good secure.

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  Wise, Moving, Men

  Confucius (1998). “论语”

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• The Master said, "To study, and then in a timely fashion to practice what you have learned - is this not satisfying? To have companions arrive from afar - is this not a joy? To remain unrecognized by others and yet remain free of resentment - is this not the mark of the gentleman?"

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  Fashion, Practice, Joy

  "The Analects". Book by Confucius (Book One, Section 1.1),

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• A picture is poem without words.

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  Scrapbooking

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• those who understands is not better than those who appreciates, those who appreciates is not better than those who enjoys.

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  Appreciate, Enjoy

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• The superior man, while his parents are alive, reverently nourishes them; and, when they are dead, reverently sacrifices to them. His thought to the end of his life is how not to disgrace them.

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  Sacrifice, Men, Parent

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• The superior man accords with the course of the Mean. Though he may be all unknown, unregarded by the world, he feels no regret - It is only the sage who is able for this.

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  Regret, Mean, Men

  James Legge, Confucius, Mencius, Shih ching (1867). “The Chinese Classics: The life and works of Mencius”, p.288

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• Do unto others what you want done unto you.

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  Done, Want, What You Want

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• Not feeling compassion for a stranger is like not feeling when one's foot has caught fire

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  Compassion, Feet, Fire

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• Whatever heaven ordains is best.

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  Heaven

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• The Path is not far from man. When men try to pursue a course, which is far from the common indications of consciousness, this course cannot be considered The Path.

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  Men, Trying, Path

  James Legge, Confucius, Mencius, Shih ching (1867). “The Chinese Classics: The life and works of Mencius”, p.290

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• Things have their roots and branches. Affairs have their beginnings and their ends. To know what is first and what is last will lead one near the Way.

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  Learning, Knowledge, Roots

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• Love makes a spot beautiful: who chooses not to dwell in love, has he got wisdom?

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  Beautiful, Spots

  Confucius (2014). “THE SAYINGS OF CONFUCIUS”, p.30, Lulu.com

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• When the wind blows,the grass bends.

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  Blow, Wind, Grass

  David L. Hall, Confucius, Roger T. Ames (1987). “Thinking Through Confucius”, p.169, SUNY Press

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• When admins have faults, they do not fear to ignore them

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  Faults, Do Not Fear

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• Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise?

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  Wise, Goodness, Select

  "The Analects". Book by Confucius,

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• He who kisses girl on hillside is not level

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  Girl, Kissing, Levels

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• The superior man * * * in regard to his speech * * * is anxious that it should be sincere.

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  Men, Speech, Sincerity

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• The Master said, I set my heart on the Way, base myself on virtue, lean upon benevolence for support and take my recreation in the arts.

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  Art, Support, Way

  Confucius (1992). “Confucius: The Analects”

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• Woman is the masterpiece.

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  Women, Masterpiece

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• The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.

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  Military, Taken, Men

  Confucius (2015). “The Analects of Confucius”, p.40, Sheba Blake Publishing

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• Surely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto others that you would not have them do unto you.

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  Kindness, Morality, Loving Kindness

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

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  Love, Inspirational, Funny

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

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