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Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.
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If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music d...

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Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.

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What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?

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Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid punishments but will be without a sense of shame. Lead them with excellence and put them in their place through roles and ritual practices...

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Respect yourself and others will respect you.

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Omul care nu se gândeste sau nu prevede lucrurile îndepartate are necazuri aproape

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A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?

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It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up...

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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

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I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.

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By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

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There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.

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

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Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

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

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Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

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Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.

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To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.

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Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

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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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Author Bio

  • NameConfucius
  • DescriptionChinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher
  • AliasesKong Fuzi; Zhongni; Kongzi; Kong Qiu
  • BornSeptember 22, 550 BCE
  • Died478 BCE
  • ProfessionPhilosopher