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If I understand Change, I shall make no great mistake in Life. (Confucius)
Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator. View quote
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A man without persistence will never make a good shaman or a good physician. View quote
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Tsze-Kung asked, "Is there one word with which to act in accordance throughout a lifetime?” The Master said, "Is not reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others. View quote
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If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. View quote
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He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker. View quote
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Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar. View quote
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The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease. View quote
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One joy dispels a hundred cares. View quote
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To throw oneself into strange teachings is quite dangerous. View quote
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One hundred women are not worth a single testicle. (Confucius)
The Master said, "If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse great resentment. View quote
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The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does. View quote
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If either wealth or poverty are come by honesty, there is no shame. View quote
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The object of the superior man is truth. View quote
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If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent. View quote
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Worry not that no one knows you; seek to be worth knowing. View quote
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The Essence of Knowledge is, having it, to use it. View quote
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Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods. View quote
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The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most. View quote
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Don't use cannon to kill musquito. (Confucius)
Behind every smile there's teeth. View quote
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Care not for want of place; care for thy readiness to fill one. Care not for being unknown, but seek to be worthy of note. View quote
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I have not seen one who loves virtue as he loves beauty. View quote
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Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise? View quote
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