Quotes Confucius - page 6
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If names are not correct, then language is not in accord with the truth of things. If language is not in accord with the truth of things, then affairs cannot be carried out successfully.
Let mourning stop when one's grief is fully expressed.
A gentleman does not promote a man on account of what he says; nor does he reject sayings, because the speaker is what he is.
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Even four harnessed horses cannot bring imprudent words back into the mouth.
Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.
It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.
You judge yourself by what you think you can achieve, others judge you by what have achieved.
The man of noble mind seeks to achieve the good in others and not their evil. The little-minded man is the reverse of this.
If a man is respectful he will not be treated with insolence. If he is tolerant he will win the multitude. If he is trustworthy in word his fellow men will entrust him with responsibility. If he is quick he will achieve results.
Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety.
The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.
Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly.
Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.
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.
A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. If you are generous, you will gain everything.
An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it.
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Some are born with knowledge, some derive it from study, and some acquire it only after a painful realization of their ignorance. But the knowledge being possessed, it comes to the same thing. Some study with a natural ease, some from a desire for advantages, and some by strenuous effort. But the achievement being made, it comes to the same thing.
