Confucius
Ancient China
-551 // -479
Philosopher / Moralist
-551 // -479
Philosopher / Moralist
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Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly
Charity is that rational and constant affection which makes us sacrifice ourselves to the human race, as if we were united with it, so as to form one individual, partaking equally in its adversity and prosperity
By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart
Between friends, frequent reproofs make the friendship distant
All men are born good
Act with kindness, but do not expect gratitude
A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake
A good man it is not mine to see; could I see a man possessed of constancy, that would satisfy me
You cannot open a book without learning something
Wherever you go, go with all your heart
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays