Confucius

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(1027 votes)  Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

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BC 551-479, Chinese Ethical Teacher, Philosopher

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(974 votes)  Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

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(945 votes)  I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

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(941 votes)  He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

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(925 votes)  A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.

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(919 votes)  They must change who would be constant in happiness and wisdom.

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(903 votes)  We take greater pains to persuade others we are happy than in trying to think so ourselves.

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(899 votes)  It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.

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(899 votes)  The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

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BC 551-479, Chinese Ethical Teacher, Philosopher

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(896 votes)  Faithfulness and sincerity are the highest things.

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(893 votes)  Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

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(878 votes)  To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude. He who knows these three things

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(867 votes)  When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

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(856 votes)  If you lead the people with correctness, who will dare not be correct?

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(853 votes)  To go too far is as bad as to fall short.

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(851 votes)  Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.

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(850 votes)  Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.

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(849 votes)  With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow -- I have still joy in the midst of all these things.

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(841 votes)  The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold they are free from fear.

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(837 votes)  A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.

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(834 votes)  The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.

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(832 votes)  The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.

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(804 votes)  When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self.

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(800 votes)  It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.

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(793 votes)  Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.

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(792 votes)  The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions.

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(789 votes)  Chose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

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(786 votes)  If you look into your own heart, you find nothing wrong there, what is there to fear?

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(777 votes)  The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

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(776 votes)  When anger rises, think of the consequences.

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(776 votes)  What you do not want others to do to you, do not do to others.

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(773 votes)  The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

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(768 votes)  The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.

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(768 votes)  The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

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(766 votes)  Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean.

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(763 votes)  To know is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.

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(761 votes)  Mankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.

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(761 votes)  Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.

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(757 votes)  Not to alter one's faults is to be faulty indeed.

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(757 votes)  The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

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(751 votes)  The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, ''I shall today be uppermost.''

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(749 votes)  Of neighborhoods, benevolence is the most beautiful. How can the man be considered wise who when he had the choice does not settle in benevolence.

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(739 votes)  It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change.

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(738 votes)  The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.

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(732 votes)  If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

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(731 votes)  To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

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(725 votes)  The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

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(722 votes)  The real fault is to have faults and not amend them.

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(716 votes)  Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.

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(715 votes)  I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.

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