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"Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves." ~ Confucius
"I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand." ~ Confucius
"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
"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home." ~ Confucius
"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." ~ Confucius
"If we don't know life, how can we know death?" ~ Confucius
"Men's natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them." ~ Confucius
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." ~ Confucius
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." ~ Confucius
"Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart." ~ Confucius
"I investigate things to complete my knowledge, my complete knowledge makes my thoughts sincere, my thoughts being sincere; my heart is pure." ~ Confucius
"The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them." ~ Confucius
"There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest." ~ Confucius
"The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold they are free from fear." ~ Confucius
"If you do not change the direction in which you are going, you will end up where you are headed." ~ Confucius
"Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?" ~ Confucius
"Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean." ~ Confucius
"We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression." ~ Confucius
"Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in." ~ Confucius
"The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large." ~ Confucius
"I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being." ~ Confucius
"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop." ~ Confucius
"It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family." ~ Confucius
"It is better to play than do nothing." ~ Confucius
"Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous." ~ Confucius
"To know that you know, and to know that you don't know - that is the real wisdom." ~ Confucius
"The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell." ~ Confucius
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"If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people." ~ Confucius
"Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three." ~ Confucius
"A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions." ~ Confucius
"Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role." ~ Confucius
"Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?" ~ Confucius
"Never give a sword to a man who can't dance." ~ Confucius
"When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war." ~ Confucius
"Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator." ~ Confucius
"What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others." ~ Confucius
"To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice." ~ Confucius
"When prosperity comes, do not use all of it." ~ Confucius
"May you be born in an important time." ~ Confucius
"Silence is a true friend who never betrays." ~ Confucius
"Love is like a spice. It can sweeten your life - however, it can spoil it, too." ~ Confucius
"The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat." ~ Confucius