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[Wikidata] 5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician... | [Wikipedia] Confucius, born Kong Qiu, was a Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. Much of the shared cultural heritage of the Sinosphere originates in the philosophy and teachings of Confucius. His philosophical teachings, called Confuc

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• The end of the day is near when small men make long shadows. Day
• There is nothing impossible in all the world except that the heart of man is wanting in resolution. All
• The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live. Cut
• I have not seen one who loves virtue as he loves beauty. Beauty
• Love of goodness without love of learning degenerates into simple-mindedness. Love of knowledge without love of learning degenerates into utter lack of principle. Love of… Character
• To know it is not as good as to love it, and to love it is not as good as to take delight in it. Delight
• It is goodness that gives to a neighborhood its beauty. One who is free to choose, yet does not prefer to dwell among the good… Accorded
• But if you do not have the Tao yourself, what business have you spending your time in vain efforts to bring corrupt politicians into the… Bring
• Man who eat many prunes get good run for money. Eat
• The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. Alertness
• It was by music that the ancient kings gave elegant expression to their joy. By their armies and axes they gave the same to their… Ancient
• If a man has no humaneness what can his propriety be like? If a man has no humaneness what can his happiness be like? Happiness
• The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the… Active
• Although your father and mother are dead, if you propose to yourself any good work, only reflect how it will make their names illustrious, and… Any
• Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise? Apart
• How great is the path proper to the Sage! Like overflowing water, it sends forth and nourishes all things, and rises up to the height… All
• The Path is not far from man. When men try to pursue a course, which is far from the common indications of consciousness, this course… Common
• The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this. In a position… Beyond
• The superior man honors his virtuous nature, and maintains constant inquiry and study, seeking to carry it out to its breadth and greatness, so as… Breadth
• The way of the superior man may be compared to what takes place in traveling, when to go to a distance we must first traverse… Ascending
• There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth ... lust. When he is strong ... quarrelsomeness. When he is old ...… Covetousness
• When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not far from the… Cultivates
• When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is diligent in his… Avails
• All things are nourished together without their injuring one another. The courses of the seasons, and of the sun and moon, are pursued without any… All
• Among the appliances to transform the people, sound and appearances are but trivial influences. Among

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