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Monday, July 9, 2012

Quotes Confucius





« The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first

sharpen his tools. »
Confucius

« Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. »
Confucius

« Heaven means to be one with God. »
Confucius

« Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs. »
Confucius

« We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression. »
Confucius

« Ability will never catch up with the demand for it. »
Confucius

« Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply

cannot conceal himself! »
Confucius

« It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them. »
Confucius

« Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors. »
Confucius

« Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

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Confucius







« The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. »
Confucius

« Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. »
Confucius

« Ability will never catch up with the demand for it. »
Confucius

« Wherever you go, go with all your heart. »
Confucius

« The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. »
Confucius

« Wherever you go, go with all your heart. »
Confucius

« To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice. »
Confucius

« I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being. »
Confucius

« We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression. »
Confucius

« The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. »
Confucius







« Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. »
Confucius

« Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

»
Confucius

« An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger. »
Confucius

« If we don’t know life, how can we know death? »
Confucius

« The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. »
Confucius

« The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first

sharpen his tools. »
Confucius

« Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance. »
Confucius

« It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. »
Confucius

« The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. »
Confucius

« If we don’t know life, how can we know death? »
Confucius





« Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs. »
Confucius

« To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice. »
Confucius

« To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice. »
Confucius

« When anger rises, think of the consequences. »
Confucius

« Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

»
Confucius

« To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short. »
Confucius

« The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue. »
Confucius

« He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger. »
Confucius

« The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell. »
Confucius

« We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression. »
Confucius





« When anger rises, think of the consequences. »
Confucius

« Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

»
Confucius

« What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others. »
Confucius

« The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later. »
Confucius

« They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. »
Confucius

« Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts? »
Confucius

« And remember, no matter where you go, there you are. »
Confucius

« To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness. »
Confucius

« Never give a sword to a man who can’t dance. »
Confucius

« When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

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Confucius




« When anger rises, think of the consequences. »
Confucius

« The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first

sharpen his tools. »
Confucius

« To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness. »
Confucius

« No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to

self-chosen ignorance. »
Confucius

« It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. »
Confucius

« Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

»
Confucius

































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