Confucius
Ancient China
-551 // -479
Philosopher / Moralist
-551 // -479
Philosopher / Moralist
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To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice
To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence
The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall to-day be uppermost
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort
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
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home
The object of the superior man is truth
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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."
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