Heaven means to be one with God.
If you know, say you know. If you don't know, say you don't know.
A gentleman can see a question from all sides without bias. The small man is biased and can see a question only from one side.
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.
Rotten wood cannot be carved.
To know is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.
A gentleman is ashamed to let his words outrun his deeds.
At fifteen, my mind was bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was receptive to truth. At seventy, I could follow my heart's desires without sin.
The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.
Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.
The superior person gathers his weapons together in order to provide against the unforeseen.
A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. If you are generous, you will gain everything.
There are three degrees of filial piety. The highest is being a credit to our parents, the second is not disgracing them; the lowest is being able simply to support them.
To become a leader, you must first become a human being
To be truly happy and contented, you must let go of what it means to be happy or content.
A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child.
What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.
There are those men who say to repay evil with kindness. But I say, how then are we to repay kindness? Repay kindness with kindness, but repay evil with justice.
The superior man will watch over himself when he is alone. He examines his heart that there may be nothing wrong there, and that he may have no cause of dissatisfaction with himself.
The chase of gain is rich in hate
If there were an honorable way to get rich, I’d do it, even if it meant being a stooge standing around with a whip. But there isn’t an honorable way, so I just do what I like.
Between friends, frequent reproofs make the friendship distant.
No lake so still but it has its wave. No circle so perfect but that it has its blur. I would change things for you if I could; As I can't you must take them as they are.
Give a man a fish, feed home for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed for a lifetime.
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