Confucius Quotes

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  A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.

  Confucius

  Men, Great Men, Small Man

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• A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.

  Confucius

  Men

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• Knowledge without practice is useless. Practice without knowledge is dangerous.

  Confucius

  Practice, Essentials, Useless

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• I was complaining that I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet.

  Confucius

  Gratitude, Men, Shoes

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• The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

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

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.

  Confucius

  Cat, Dark, Black

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• Keep it simple and focus on what matters. Don't let yourself be overwhelmed.

  Confucius

  Simple, What Matters, Focus

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• All the darkness in the world can't put out the light of one candle.

  Confucius

  Light, Darkness, World

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• Tell people - and they may forget...
  show them - they may remember...
  but involve them and they will understand.

  Confucius

  People, May, Remember

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  It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Happiness is not at the top of the mountain, but in how to climb.

  Confucius

  Adventure, Mountain, Climbs

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• As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Change, Wise

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• The archer who misses his mark does not blame the target. He stops, corrects himself and shoots again.

  Confucius

  Archer, Missing, Doe

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• Happiness does not consist in having what you want, but in wanting what you have

  Confucius

  Doe, Finding Happiness, Want

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

  Confucius

  Motivational, Wisdom, Buddhist

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• Cultivate the root; the leaves and branches will take care of themselves.

  Confucius

  Roots, Branches, Care

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• He who fails to prepare, prepares to fail

  Confucius

  Trying, Failing

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• Remember even when alone, that the divine is everywhere.

  Confucius

  Remember, Divine

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• Don't let your past determine your destiny.

  Confucius

  Past, Destiny, Determine

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• The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.

  Confucius

  Wisdom, Names, Naming Things

  "The Analects". Book by Confucius,

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• He who cannot describe the problem will never find the solution to that problem.

  Confucius

  Math, Logic, Problem

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• When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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• When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.

  Confucius

  Wise, Moon, Men

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• Do not wish for quick results, nor look for small advantages. If you seek quick results, you will not reach the ultimate goal. If you are led astray by small advantages, you will never accomplish great things.

  Confucius

  Badass, Goal, Wish

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