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Best 231 Quotes by Confucius – Page 6 of 8

“The real fault is to have faults and not amend them.”

“The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.”

“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.”

“The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions.”

“The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease.”

“The superior man is modest in speech but exceeds in his actions.”

“The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.”

“The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.”

“The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.”

“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.”

“The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.”

“The ultimate revenge is living well and being happy. Hateful people can't stand happy people.”

“The way of a superior man is three-fold: virtuous, he is free from anxieties; wise, he is free from perplexities; bold, he is free from fear.”

“The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?”

“The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live.”

“The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall today be uppermost.”

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“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.”

“There are three things to beware of through life: when a man is young, let him beware of his appetites; when he is middle-aged, of his passions; and when old, of covetousness, especially.”

“There is nothing more real than what cannot be seen and there is nothing more certain than what cannot be heard.”

“There is nothing more visible than what is secret, and nothing more manifest than what is minute.”

“They must change who would be constant in happiness and wisdom.”

“Things that are done, it is needless to speak about. Things that are past, it is needless to blame.”

“Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may overlook it.”

“Think of tomorrow, the past can’t be mended.”

“Those who cannot forgive others break the bridge over which they themselves must pass.”

“Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”

“Time flows away like the water in the river. ”

“To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue…They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.”

“To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace”

“To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.”

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