What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.
He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.
To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.
The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.
Study the past if you would define the future. --CONFUCIUS
Humankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.
Many people entertain the idea that Christianity,like almost any other religion,is basically a system of beliefs-you know, a set of doctrines or a code of behavior, a philosophy, an ideology. But that's a myth. Christianity is not at all like Buddhism or Islam or Confucianism. The founders of those religions said (in effect), 'Here is what I teach. Believe my teachings. Follow my philosophy.' Jesus said, 'Follow me'(Matthew 9:9). Leaders of the world's religions said, 'What do you think about what I teach?' Jesus said, 'Who do you say I am?'(Luke 9:20)
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Respect yourself and others will respect you.
Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.
Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.
Choose a career you love and you will never have to go to work.
Chinese culture in general is not very religious. Confucianism is more a code of ethics than a religion, and ancestor worship is a way for parents to control you even after theyre dead.
Every single one of the major world faiths, whether we're talking about Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Darwinism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, have all come to the conclusion that what holds us back from our better self is ego, selfishness, greed, unkindness, hatred. And it all springs from a sense of thwarted ego.
Subtract miracles from Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism, or Toaism, and you have essentially the same religion left. Subtract miracles from Christianity, and you have nothing but the cliches and platitudes most American Christians get weekly (and weakly) from their pulpits.
Under Confucianism, the use of precisely measured court music, prescribed steps, actions, and phrases all added up to an extremely complex system of rituals, each used for a particular purpose at a particular time.
If a man has no humaneness what can his propriety be like? If a man has no humaneness what can his happiness be like?
If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.
The Way of the warrior does not include other ways, such as Confucianism, Buddhism, certain traditions, artistic accomplishments, and dancing. But even though these are not part of the Way, if you know the Way broadly, you will see it in everything.
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