Confucius Quotes - Page 6

• The gentleman calls attention to the good points in others; he does not call attention to their defects. The small man does just the reverse of this.

  Confucius

  Men, Gentleman, Doe

  Confucius “The Analects”, W. W. Norton & Company

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• A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  Confucius “The Analects”, W. W. Norton & Company

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• It is the law of nature that woman should be held under the dominance of man.

  Confucius

  Men, Law, Dominance

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• Rather than caring about whether or not you are known, strive to be worth knowing.

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  Caring, Knowing, Strive

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• An inconvenience is an unrecognized opportunity.

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  Opportunity, Inconvenience

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• To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.

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  Unjust Society, Justice, Honor

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• If you want to change the world, first change your heart.

  Confucius

  Success, Heart, Firsts

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• She who is born with beauty is born with a sorrow for many a man.

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  Men, Sorrow, Born

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• The Master said, If out of the three hundred songs I had to take one phrase to cover all my teachings, I would say 'Let there be no evil in your thoughts.'

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  Song, Teaching, Thinking

  Confucius, Arthur Waley (1949). “The Analects of Confucius”, Routledge

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• First there must be order and harmony within your own mind.

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  Order, Mind, Firsts

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• A youth is to be regarded with respect.

  Confucius

  Youth

  James Legge, Confucius, Mencius, Shih ching (1867). “The Chinese Classics: The life and works of Mencius”, p.172

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• A man should practice what he preaches, but a man should also preach what he practices.

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  Men, Practice, Should

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• The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.

  Confucius

  Fathers Day, Dad, Children

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• Give a man a fish, feed home for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed for a lifetime.

  Confucius

  Home, Men, Teach A Man To Fish

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• Big head, target for enemy; big heart, target for friend.

  Confucius

  Heart, Enemy, Target

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• Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.

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  Life, Success, Humble

  "Library of Universal History". Book by Israel Smith Clare, p. 539, 1899.

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• Do not answer the person whose questions are vile. Do not question a person whose answers are vile.

  Confucius

  Answers, Persons

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• Respect the gods and the devils but keep them at a distance

  Confucius

  Distance, Chinese, Devil

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• Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.

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  Inspirational, Education, Teacher

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• The gentleman has nine cares. In seeing he is careful to see clearly; in hearing he is careful to hear distinctly; in his looks he is careful to be kind, in his manner to be respectful, in his words to be sincere, in his work to be diligent. When in doubt he is careful to ask for information; when angry he has a care for the consequences; and when he sees a chance for gain, he thinks carefully whether the pursuits of it would be right.

  Confucius

  Caring, Thinking, Gentleman

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• Listen widely to remove your doubts and be careful when speaking about the rest and your mistakes will be few. See much and get rid of what is dangerous and be careful in acting on the rest and your causes for regret will be few. Speaking without fault, acting without causing regret: 'upgrading' consists in this.

  Confucius

  Regret, Mistake, Doubt

  "The Analects". Book by Confucius,

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• Be in harmony, yet be different.

  Confucius

  Different, Harmony

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• If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it's OK. But you've got to shoot for something. A lot of people don't even shoot.

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  Life, Stars, Clever

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• Wisdom is rooted in watching with affection the way people grow.

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  People, Way, Affection

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• The tongue must be heavy indeed, because so few people can hold it

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  People, Tongue, Heavy

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