By gaining the people, the kingdom is gained; by losing the people, the kingdom is lost.
Don't worry if people don't recognize your merits; worry that you may not recognize theirs.
The superior man, even when he is not moving, has a feeling of reverence, and while he speaks not, he has the feeling of truthfulness.
To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
Man shoot at nothing, sure to hit it.
Be in harmony, yet be different.
Study the past if you want to define the future.
The superior man is intelligently, not blindly, faithful.
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
If you would one day renovate yourself, do so from day to day.
To take what you know for what you know, and what you do not know for what you do not know, that is knowledge indeed.
It is better not to proceed at all than to proceed without purpose.
Tzu Chang asked Confucius about jen. Confucius said, "If you can practice these five things with all the people, you can be called jen." Tzu Chang asked what they were. Confucius said, "Courtesy, generosity, honesty, persistence, and kindness. If you are courteous, you will not be disrespected; if you are generous, you will gain everything. If you are honest, people will rely on you. If you are persistent you will get results. If you are kind, you can employ people.
In antiquity men studied for their own sake; nowadays men study for the sake of impressing others.
Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors
Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!
Ask yourself constantly, "What is the right thing to do?" Behave toward everyone as if receiving a great guest.
If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
We should not be too familiar with the lower orders or with women.
Not too isolated, not too many relationships, the middle, that's wisdom.
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
The person of benevolence never worries.
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