Confucius Quotes - Page 6

• There are three marks of a superior man: being virtuous, he is free from anxiety; being wise, he is free from perplexity; being brave, he is free from fear.

  Confucius

  Wise, Men, Bravery

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• The vices come as passengers, visit us as guest and stay as masters.

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  Vices, Guests, Masters

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• Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.

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  Life, Success, Humble

  "Library of Universal History". Book by Israel Smith Clare, p. 539, 1899.

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• It is the law of nature that woman should be held under the dominance of man.

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  Men, Law, Dominance

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• Big head, target for enemy; big heart, target for friend.

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  Heart, Enemy, Target

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• We can know a person by observing his behaviour, understanding the reasons for his actions and ascertaining his intentions. If we do this, how can we not know him?

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  Life, Understanding, Behaviour

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• A hammer shatters glass but it also forges steel.

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  Glasses, Hammers, Steel

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• Be in harmony, yet be different.

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  Different, Harmony

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• When young, beware of fighting; when strong, beware of sex; and when old, beware of possession.

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  Strong, Sex, Fighting

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• The tongue must be heavy indeed, because so few people can hold it

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  People, Tongue, Heavy

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• If you want to change the world, first change your heart.

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  Success, Heart, Firsts

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• Don't do unto others what you don't want others to do unto you.

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  Want, Do Unto Others

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• The one who was born a genius can't win against the one who tries, and the one who tries can't win against the one who enjoys.

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  Winning, Trying, Genius

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• If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.

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  Inspirational, Mistake, Profound

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• Do not use a cannon to kill a mosquito.

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  Love, Inspirational, Funny

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• Study the past if you want to define the future.

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  Past, Want, Study

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  The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.

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  People, Forever, Littles

  Confucius (1998). “The Analects”, Counterpoint LLC

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• To think twice is quite enough.

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  Thinking, Enough, Think Twice

  Confucius, Qian Sima (1938). “The wisdom of Confucius”, Modern Library

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• It is better to play than do nothing.

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  Inspirational, Clever, Play

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• A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

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  Love, Inspirational, Funny

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

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• What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

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  Inspirational, Life, Happiness

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

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• Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

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  Inspirational, Thank You, Kindness

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• A workman who wants to do his work well must first prepare his tools.

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  Tools, Want, Firsts

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• Great is the man who can overcome the
  world, but greater still is the man who can
  overcome himself, for he will have the world
  spinning on the palm of his hand.

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  Men, Hands, Overcoming

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• To know and not do, is to not yet know.

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  Knows

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