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Confucius - From the Ability category:
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. (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Activity category:
-lived: 551-479 BCE...
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Aging category:
A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that his future will not be equal to our present? (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Beauty category:
Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Beginning category:
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Character category:
When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves. (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Commerce category:
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell. (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Complexity category:
Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated. (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Difficulty category:
An inconvenience is an unrecognized opportunity. (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Difficulty category:
The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials. (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Greatness category:
It is not truth that makes man great; but man that makes truth great. (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Habit category:
Men's natures are alike; it is their habits that carry them far apart. (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Integrity category:
Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself! (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Journey category:
Wherever you go, go with all your heart. (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Knowledge category:
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Order category:
To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right. (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Perfection category:
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Progress category:
It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Prosperity category:
When prosperity comes, do not use all of it. (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Truth category:
The object of the superior man is truth. (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Understanding category:
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Wisdom category:
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest. (Confucius)
Confucius - From the Work category:
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. (Confucius)
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